Johann Wyss
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four young sons are shipwrecked on an unchartered tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. An exhilarating novel, rich in action and suspense.
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
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