became the basis of the 1976 anime series 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother. The series consisted of 52 episodes and was broadcast in the World Masterpiece Theatre. The whole series was viewable in many different languages, and became popular all over the world. In conclusion to the series, a movie was released in 1980 that was later remade, also as a feature film, released in 1999. Cuore itself was later adapted in its entirety by Nippon Animation, as the 26-episode series Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari in 1981. This series was also broadcast on Italian TV as Cuore. School of Love: Story of Heart was very popular in Iran for the generation born after the Iranian Revolution. The series name, which was broadcast in Iran several times, was changed to Students of Walt school. In 1984, a television miniseries based on the novel was produced by RAI and directed by Luigi Comencini. In 2009 Heart: Diary of a Child was created as an audiobook by Carlos Acosta in English and Spanish languages (see external links). Notes and references External links Heart at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated, English) Cuore at Wikisource (Italian). Cuore at liberliber.it (Italian). Fictional Italian people in literature 1886 novels Italian children's literature Novels set in Turin Novels set in elementary and primary schools Fictional diaries Italian novels adapted into films 1880s children's books Italian bildungsromans 19th-century Italian novels Cultural depictions of Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian novels adapted into television shows Fictional Italian people