Heidi

Heidi
Author: Johanna Spyri
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2016-10-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539191896

Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Detie in Maienfeld, Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid (Detie's sister and brother-in-law). Detie brings 6-year-old Heidi to her paternal grandfather's house, up the mountain from D�rfli. He has been at odds with the villagers and embittered against God for years and lives in seclusion on the alm. This has earned him the nickname Alm-Uncle. He briefly resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl's evident intelligence and cheerful yet unaffected demeanor soon earn his genuine, if reserved, affection. Heidi enthusiastically befriends her new neighbors, young Peter the goatherd, his mother, Bridget, and his blind maternal grandmother, who is "Grannie" to everyone. With each season that passes, the mountaintop inhabitants grow more attached to Heidi.

Telling Tales

Telling Tales
Author: David Blamires
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1906924090

Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri's Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English chilren's stories during the 19th Centuary and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children's books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends (Musaus, Wilhelm Hauff, Bechstein, Brentano) Telling Tales covers a wealth of translated and adapted material in a large variety of forms, and pays detailed attention to the problems of translation and adaptation of texts for children. In addition, Telling Tales considers educational works (Campe and Salzmann), moral and religious tales (Carove, Schmid and Barth), historical tales, adventure stories and picture books (including Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz) together with an analysis of what British children learnt through textbooks about Germany as a country and its variegated history, particularly in times of war.

The Monster Book of Switzerland

The Monster Book of Switzerland
Author: Jeanne Darling
Publisher: Bergli
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9783038690245

Switzerland is a monstrous place! Will the terrifying Tatzelwurm eat your pigs and dogs? Can fearless Hannah defeat the dismembered ghost that guards the Aargau treasure? And will Basel's kids be turned to stone? In eight stories and 36 fact-filled pages, Switzerland's monsters come to life, accompanying readers on a tour of topics that range from how to dig a tunnel through the mountains to what makes Swiss chocolate unique. Age 4 and up.

Illustrators Annual 2020

Illustrators Annual 2020
Author: Bologna Children's Bologna Children's Book Fair
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781452163635

Illustrators Annual 2020 is the 2020 edition of Chronicle Books' yearly publication celebrating artists featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Selected by the year's jury at the fair, these illustrators represent the most daring, exciting artistic minds working across the world. Celebrating debut and storied talent from around the world--talent poised to engage a whole new generation of book lovers--this glorious compendium can be read cover-to-cover or browsed through at random. * An annual publication that brings groundbreaking art from around the world to the English-speaking market * Inspires readers to marvel at the brilliance of the gifts shared by children's book illustrators * Provides a fascinating peek into the world of global children's book illustration A highlight of the time-honored gathering of children's publishers in Bologna, Italy, the Illustrators Annual is juried every year from the finest art at the show. Every year a new issue is published, each filled with art that represents the best of illustration today--and to come. * A must-have inspirational source for illustrators, artists, designers, and art fans alike, as well as educators, librarians, independent bookstore employees, and hardcore fans of children's books * The Bologna Illustrators Annual has long been a prized resource for artists, illustrators, and designers. * Great for those who enjoyed Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication by Martin Salisbury, Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide From Story Creation to Publication by Ann Whitford Paul, A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Children of the Alps

Children of the Alps
Author: Johanna Spyri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1925
Genre: Alps
ISBN:

The story of the children of Hinterwald, a small village in the Alps.

Heidi

Heidi
Author: Johanna Spyri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1915
Genre: Children's stories, Swiss (German)
ISBN:

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

Swisstory

Swisstory
Author: Laurie Theurer
Publisher: Bergli
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2019-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9783038690849

Finally, the real history of Switzerland for clever kids and clever kids-at-heart: dukes slaughtered by filthy peasants, innocent "witches" hung up by their necks, buried gold, female mountaineers and, of course, all those murderous cows... Not the fake history of Heidi and William Tell, but 'Swisstory' - from ancient mountain people right up to women's right to vote. Hilariously illustrated by bestselling Swiss artist Michael Meister (The Monster Book of Switzerland), Swisstory is outrageous, fascinating, gruesome - and completely true.

The Legend of William Tell

The Legend of William Tell
Author:
Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780553070316

Recounts in rhyme the story of the legendary Swiss folk hero who shot the apple from his son's head.