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The Swiss Family Robinson

by Johann David Wyss
Mark Smith
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The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays "the right stuff" and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys, establish farms and plantations, and finally, have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

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Publisher: Cherry Hill Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780983008651
  • File size: 360412 KB
  • Release date: May 10, 2011
  • Duration: 12:30:51

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  • ISBN: 9780983008651
  • File size: 360942 KB
  • Release date: May 10, 2011
  • Duration: 12:30:47
  • Number of parts: 11

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:820
Text Difficulty:3-4

The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays "the right stuff" and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys, establish farms and plantations, and finally, have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

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Classic Literature Fiction