Swiss Family Robinson - Pbk (IC)

by Johann David Wyss

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816718768
• ISBN13: 9780816718764
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Troll Communications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.4" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Swiss Family Robinson

The book that I am reviewing is The Swiss Family Robinson. The Author is Johann Wyss. This Book is an Adventure novel; it has a lot of fun and interesting content. The author did a great job on this book. The story is about a family that gets stranded on an island and try to survive by themselves. The family set up camp on shore. The family awhile after made a house in a tree. They only made it in 3 months and every person participated. The Family also had to fight animals such as a serpent and a lioness. The Robinsons planted crops and other vegetables. At times the children would do weird things but that made the story even more irresistible. The writer's word use was a little above my level sometimes as a 6th grader, but was still enjoyable to read. Her Sentence structure was equal in the way that, not all her sentences were short, or long. This book has a lot of action and adventure, and sometimes rather sad. With word choice she used word that ranged in difficulty. This book is great for anyone who wants to read it.

The Swiss Family Robinson

"The Swiss Family Robinson" is a great action book that makes you say, "Wow!" and "Oh My Gosh!" I rated this book a "five" because it shows how a family tries to survive on a stranded island. The family had to fight exotic animals like a serpent and a grizzly bear. I was on the edge of my seat when I read about these ferocious fights. The family built a house in a tree so they could survive on the island. It fascinated me to see how this family built this house in three months, and everyone had a part in building this house. Thie book would be good for ages eight to adult.

The Book Of The World!

I really liked the book "The Swiss Family Robinson." It has a lot of action-like things that make it so exiting to read. How the Family Robinson survived without anything, except what was on the shipwreaked boat. It was very cool, with all the exotic animals.The wars against animals made me read on and on for the adventure and excitment. This book is for venturesome readers. You should read it, or you will be missing out.

A landmark adventure/survival book

There's not many classic books that are more well known than "The Swiss Family Robinson." A Swiss family is stranded on an uninhabited island and there doesn't seem to be any rescues that are lingering around the corner for many years. Soon the family is taming tons of new pets, fighting off animals such as anacondas and lions, and learning how to basically survive off the land the best they can. The Robinson family must keep an eye out for danger while also starting a whole new way of life for themselves.I thought "The Swiss Family Robinson" was a spectacular adventure/survival book. You can say that the book is pretty much a long diary that is kept by the father of the family of everything that happens to them on the island. The book I read did have many references to God unlike some of the abridged editions. The only thing I didn't like about "The Swiss Family Robinson" is that when the family starts collecting and taming many animals that they find on the island, it gets a little tough to keep up with all the animals' names, but that wasn't bad enough to take anything away from the book for me. I recommend anybody who likes survival or adventure books, especially if you like reading the classics, to get "The Swiss Family Robinson." I would recommend getting an unabridged version of the book if you can so you won't miss a word.

In the Top Ten of all Time

But let's be clear right up front. My 5-star rating of this book applies only to the original unabridged version in Johann Wyss' own words. The modernized versions are watered down, time-wasters for word wusses.When I was nine years old I spent months struggling through this book for the first time. The old style language made for rough going, but I persevered. In the end I was rewarded with more than a classic tale marvelously told; I discovered a love of books and earned self-respect for tackling a tough read.If I was a teacher whose task it was to introduce students to classic literature, I would skip Dickens and use this book. Kids love adventure, animals, and action. Swiss Family Robinson has it all. It's really a thriller disguised as a literary classic. All book lovers should read this one at least once.And please don't watch the Disney movie and claim you've "been there, did that" on this story. The movie is totally different and in no way compares.