Description: After days of being tossed and battered by a raging storm, the shi p on which the narrator, his wife, and their four sons are passengers smashes against a reef - and the last lifeboat pulls away without them. Next morning, the intrepid, loving little family finds itself cast away on an uninhabited island. Never losing hope, they retrieve what they can from the ship and construct a life for themselves through their own resourcefulness - building a treehouse, finding such food as coconuts, sugarcane, honey and potatos, and securing themselves against danger. Adventure follows adventure as they explore the island, encounter wild birds and terrifying animals, plant crops, build sturdier shelters, and settle in for a long stay. Although there are many hardships, the family The Swiss Family Robinson, Unabridged After days of being tossed and battered by a raging storm, the shi p on which the narrator, his wife, and their four sons are passengers smashes against a reef - and the last lifeboat pulls away without them. Next morning, the intrepid, loving little family finds itself cast away on an uninhabited island. Never losing hope, they retrieve what they can from the ship and construct a life for themselves through their own resourcefulness - building a treehouse, finding such food as coconuts, sugarcane, honey and potatos, and securing themselves against danger. Adventure follows adventure as they explore the island, encounter wild birds and terrifying animals, plant crops, build sturdier shelters, and settle in for a long stay. Although there are many hardships, the family lives in peace and harmony, and even rescues a girl who herself is a castaway on a nearby island. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.
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Book Title: Swiss Family Robinson
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Topic: Classics, Action & Adventure / General, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 8.3 Oz
Author: Johann D. Wyss
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Book Series: Dover Children's Evergreen Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
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