MP3 Audio Disc: Heidi
Be the first one to write a reviewJohanna Spyri. This is one of the most famous children’s classics of all times. This novel tells the story of the Swiss orphan girl, Heidi, who is taken to live with her grandfather high up in the Swiss Alps. Her grandfather has lived a bitter, secluded life after the deaths of both his wife and his only daughter. However, the sweet-dispositioned Heidi has an remarkable impact not only on her grandfather but on many with whom she comes in contact. Woven throughout the story is a strong Christian message on the power of prayer and how God works through the lives of believers.
This MP3 disc contains the entire unabridged book: 9-1/2 hours long! Each chapter of the books is a separate track. . . . more.
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Johanna Spyri. This is one of the most famous children’s classics of all times. It tells the story of the Swiss orphan girl, Heidi, who is taken to live with her grandfather high up in the Swiss Alps. Her grandfather has lived a bitter, secluded life after the deaths of both his wife and his only daughter. However, the sweet-dispositioned Heidi has an remarkable impact not only on her grandfather but on many with whom she comes in contact. Woven throughout the story is a strong Christian message on the power of prayer and how God works through the lives of believers.
This MP3 disc contains the entire unabridged book: 9-1/2 hours long. Each chapter of the books is a separate track.
MP3 disc. 9-1/2 hours Please see the review below.
We came across the following review of Heidi on the web. It is written by a secular humanist, but it is quite revealing as to the spiritual nature of Heidi:
Five decades after my school teacher read this classic to the class, all I recalled was Heidi loving the Alps. Picturing her on a mountain was my only remaining impression. What a joy to find and buy a pristine early edition of this book in a resale shop, to read again for nostalgia's sake!
I love this book for the good old-fashioned lessons about life that it contains—straightforward, without apology or embarrassment: appreciating nature, being attuned to the less fortunate, respect for the aged, being true to self, helping others. It's all there, in the form of a simple, beautiful story. Plus I like the vaguely nostalgic charm of the prose, now out of date. I kept wondering whether today's children have enough basic education to understand this book at the same level for which it was written. (I suspect writing has had to be dumbed down.)
I short the book one star only because it contains so many references to God and prayer—qualifying it as a religious book for children. As a humanist, I'd prefer the lessons be taught outside a context of the supernatural.
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