Tag: Johanna Spyri
Children’s Books of Switzerland
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Swiss-Childrens-Books.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 8/4/2003 Children’s Books of Switzerland Transcript Switzerland is home to a rich tradition of children’s literature. The Swiss, in fact, invented the annual, a gift of engravings and verses that were given to children on the New Year. In the old days it was […]
Johanna Spyri
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Johanna-Spyri.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/12/2000 Johanna Spyri Transcript Johanna Spyri, (Spee-ree) the author of the children’s classic, Heidi, was born July 12, 1827. Heidi, of course, has been through many editions and adaptations, including several film versions in the one hundred twenty years since it was written. Heidi […]