Struwwelpeter in English Translation

by Heinrich Hoffmann

Book Overview

First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as slovenly or shock-headed Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486284697
• ISBN13: 9780486284699
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.2" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9