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The Swiss Family Robinson

Description: "For many days we had been tempest-tossed.the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost." From these dire opening lines, a timeless story of adventure begins. One family will emerge alive from this terrible storm: the Robinsons-a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this heartwarming tale portrays a family's struggle to create a new life on a strange and fantastic tropical island. There each boy must learn to utilize his own unique nature as their adventures lead to difficult challenges and amazing discoveries, including a puzzling message tied to an albatross's leg. But it is in the ingenuity and authenticity of the family itself, and the The Swiss Family Robinson "For many days we had been tempest-tossed.the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost." From these dire opening lines, a timeless story of adventure begins. One family will emerge alive from this terrible storm: the Robinsons-a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this heartwarming tale portrays a family's struggle to create a new life on a strange and fantastic tropical island. There each boy must learn to utilize his own unique nature as their adventures lead to difficult challenges and amazing discoveries, including a puzzling message tied to an albatross's leg. But it is in the ingenuity and authenticity of the family itself, and the natural wonders of this exotic land that have made The Swiss Family Robinson, first published at the beginning of the nineteenth century, one of the most enduring and imitated stories of shipwreck and survival.

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Book Title: Swiss Family Robinson

Number of Pages: 336 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Publication Year: 1999

Item Height: 0.7 in

Topic: Classics, Action & Adventure / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Item Weight: 9.4 Oz

Item Length: 7.6 in

Author: Johann Wyss

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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