Johann David Wyss
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English
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""Already the tempest had continued six days; on the seventh its fury seemed to still increasing; and the morning dawned upon us without the prospect of hope." The story of the Robinson family of Switzerland--a minister, his wife, and four sons--begins as they are tossed about at sea by raging winds and surging waves. Miraculously, they survive the storm, and the terrifying shipwreck that follows, only to be marooned on a remote tropical island. With...
Author
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English
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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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Pub. Date
[2002?]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization until their makeshift paradise is threatened by the arrival of cutthroat pirates.
7) Stranded
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Graphic novel adaptation of Johann David Wyss' story relating the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island abundantly inhabited by animal and plant life.
