Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Classic adventure story for the whole family A family struggles to survive on a strange tropical island after their ship is destroyed at sea. This timeless tale was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and is a moral and heartwarming tale of a family on the brink. Much more than the classic film, this novel is a delight for children and adults.
Author
Language
English
Description
A family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted island. They discover that the island is filled with plants and animals they've never seen before. Unfortunately, not all of the creatures are friendly. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.
Author
Language
English
Description
A Swiss family of immigrants are relocating to a colony in when their ship is attacked by pirates and flees into a storm. The crew abandons ship and is lost, and the ship runs aground off of an uninhabited island. After 10 years on the island, they're discovered and rescued by the captain of a passing ship
Author
Language
English
Description
The Swiss Family Robinson tells the story of a Swiss family who are shipwrecked in the East Indies. First published in 1812, Johann David Wyss intended the novel to teach his sons family values and and self-reliance. The adventures in the book contain lessons in natural history and moral guidance, and include an impossible array of flora and fauna on a single island that the children use for their survival. The "Robinson" of the title refers
...Author
Language
English
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Johann Wyss, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classics...
Author
Language
English
Description
This fantastic story is a version of the well-known children's tale The Swiss Family Robinson where a family from Switzerland is marooned in the East Indies. The tale follows their battle for survival and attempts to return to the outside world. This particular version is one of a series of 'One Syllable Books' by A. L. Burt of New York, which were selected specially for young people's reading, and told in simple language for the youngest readers....
Author
Language
English
Description
A huge storm wrecks the Swiss Family Robinson's ship en route to Australia. Heroically all six of them - mother, father and four boys, fight their way toward a distant island. Surviving the storm is only the first of their many adventures together as they depend on each other and grow into a stronger family that thrives when others would despair.
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
Author
Language
English
Description
A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson may sometimes seem old-fashioned to modern readers, especially the family's attitude toward wildlife (if it moves, shoot it). However, it's a truly exciting adventure and a timeless story of warm and loving family life.
As the narrator says: "It was written... for the instruction and amusement of my children... Children are, on the whole, very much alike everywhere, and you four lads fairly represent...
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 4
Language
English
Description
Mother replants and fences the garden, only to see the buds eaten by birds. Strings of noisy shells solve that problem. Fritz and his father build a canoe, but it doesn't float. Following mother's example, they start on a second.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 9
Language
English
Description
Jack has a secret collection of beautiful shells. He is in for a surprise when he adds an egg to his collection, and soon has a new baby bird to return to its nest.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Robinsons use their ingenuity as they settle into their new island life. Mother enthusiastically plants a garden, but the seedlings are rooted up by wild pigs.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 6
Language
English
Description
While the Robinsons worry about how to leave the island, Morton returns suffering from exposure to the sun, and they learn they have misjudged him.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 12
Language
English
Description
The matches are used up and Fritz breaks the only lamp. Father saves the day, showing them how to kindle a fire with a bow, and how to make candles from waxy berries.
Didn't find it?
Didn't find it in the Minuteman Library Network? Request it from other Massachusetts library systems.
Can't find what you are looking for? Recommend it to your local library as a future purchase. Suggest a Purchase
