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. They establish farms and plantations. And finally, they have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	December 2, 2013
ISBN13	9781494355517
Publishers	Createspace
Pages	244
Dimensions	216 × 279 × 13 mm · 576 g
Language	English

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