The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
A shipwrecked family prospers by using the resources around them and working together. Now they must find a way to survive a mysterious wild creature and pirates!
Book Summary (292 pages)
Category: Adventure
Theme: Family relationships
Setting: Uninhabited island
Related Studies: Nature, explorers, inventions
Notes: Readers enjoy this story, but mature students may challenge it as unrealistic. For use with the novel published by Random House.