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Bring the Classics to Life Audio Compact Disc. This 10-chapter classic introduces great literature while improving listening skills. Expertly paced narration and exciting sound effects keep interest high. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in EDCON's Classic workbook series. CDs and workbooks can be used together or independently of each other.

Set in the beautiful and magical Swiss mountains, Heidi by Johanna Spyri is the captivating story of a little girl, who lives with her grandfather in a log cabin, surrounded by the idyllic charm of the mountains whose snowy peaks and gentle breeze appear to evoke the sweetest dreams. In those mountains, Heidi spends her days among kind animals and colorful wildflowers and marvels at the warm and fiery sunsets that announce the coming of the night. However, when Heidi is sent to the house of Herr Sesemann and his daughter, Clara, she finds herself enveloped by the noisy city-life and a restrained lifestyle. Now, with the help of Clara and her friends, she will endeavor to find her way back to her grandfather and to her lovely mountains.

Heidi is only five when she is taken to live with her grandfather, known as Uncle Alp, in the Swiss Mountains. Notorious in the village for his gloomy outlook and reclusive nature, Uncle Alp nevertheless comes to love little Heidi, and she him. Just as Heidi begins to grow fond of her new mountain family and friends, she is suddenly taken to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, an invalid. Although she brings great joy into Clara's life, Heidi pines for her home in the mountains.