Heart: A School-boy's Journal

I first read this book's Spanish translation at age seven in my native Cuba. It made such an impression on me that over a half a century later I can still recite excerpts of it. Yo no soy un soldado valiente pero iria mucho mas a la escuela si el maestro nos relatara cada día un cuento como el de hoy: El pequeño patriota paduano. As I read this, I have decided to buy two additional copies to include in my Christmas presents for my grandchildren. This is what makes good literature, a hundred years later, it moves the reader as if it had been written yesterday. If you have children or grandchildren 7-13 you ought to buy this book for them, but read it first, it will transport you to a beautiful place in a boy's childhood.

I love this book, I read it as a kid and tead it to my son when he was in third grade as the main character, Enrico.

Small print. Don't let the large number of pages fool you. A lot of white space per page and small print

This is a beautiful book with lovely passages of positive teaching for life. Every story is really well told and full of highly emotional moments.

I love the story; however, I wish the print would be little more bigger. It is odd that they didn’t do that since the top and bottom margin are 2 inches and the side of the page is 1”.

Great classic book for kids. Bought it for my boys.

Wonderful book every kid should read,

prompt delivery, on time, new. This book should be read by any children at school, from age 9 to 13. grade 4 to 9 th grade, and by everybody who wants to find a noble goal of life./.

Bought it as a gift..... the price is bit too much for a paper-bound.

イタリアの少年が綴った日記です。新学期の始まりの日、先生は生徒たちに言いました。「私にはみなさんのほかに家族がいません。だからみなさんのことの他に何も思うものがありません。私の息子たち！」こうしてエンリコ少年の一年間がはじまりました。クラスには、よい生徒や裕福な生徒もいれば悪い生徒や貧しい生徒もいます。いつも楽しいことや素晴らしいことばかりではないけれど、エンリコ少年は毎日の出来事を日記に綴り続けます。これがこの学校で仲間と過ごせる最期の一年とは知らないままに。。子どもの頃邦訳のタイトルは原著のままで「クオレ」でした。クオレってどういう意味だろうと不思議に思っていましたが、英訳版のタイトルを見てやっと意味がわかりました。この物語にぴったりなタイトルだと思いました。少年の書いた日記という形式なので、文章はあまり難しくないと思います。(もちろん高校までに習わなかった単語もいろいろ出てきますが、辞書を引かなくても物語の理解にはさしつかえない程度だと思います。)分量が多いけれど、短い物語(日記)の集合でできているので、読みやすいです。