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Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann Wyss
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Laurel Leaf (1979-05-15)
ISBN: 0440984408
EAN: 9780440984405
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 288 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 1979-05-15
SKU: P0081-1960-2423
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Binding tight, pages clean.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a Swiss minister, his wife, and four sons struggle to survive until they can be rescued.
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Customer Reviews
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not sure what all the buzz is about...
Rating  (2)
Date: 2010-04-22
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm not myself at all sure why this book gets so much buzz. I mean, could any story be more boring? It's just about a family of ruthless animal-killers who get shipwrecked on a non-existant island. They either slay or keep animals as pets and give them a lot of stupid names like "lightfoot" and I don't remember what else, but, mark my words, they're all stupid! This book is pretty plotless and is full of a lot of scenery and activity descriptions without really telling a story of any sort. This book really reads like a documentary on animal-murder and taking brutal advantage of the natural course of things happening on that "fantasy island" that they're living on. I'm quite surprised that a family like this even has the gall to pray so much, the way they constantly disrupt the ecosystem of the island they are on. I'm surprised the "god" that they pray to doesn't give them what they truly deserve. Well... the answer is easy. That's because this is a story, why else? It's just fiction.
Truthfully, I had to force myself to finish this book. At some point it just got too repetitive with all of the endless animal slayings and domestications. This is definitely not a book for kids (at least the unabridged version certainly isn't). On the other hand, it may be good for putting kids to sleep quickly, I suppose. This book is better-suited for people who like nature videos or watch the discovery channel.
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Everyman's Children's Classics Screwed Up This TIme
Rating  (1)
Date: 2009-05-29
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Everyman's Children's Classics really SERIOUSLY screwed this up. If you are going to advertise a classic, you should publish the original unabridged version. Otherwise what's the point. I got taken in because I figured the series would respect the books. It was beautifully produced and a quality product for a mere physical object, but I felt totally ripped off when I opened it to see that it was NOT the original book. Now I have to figure out who to give it to. Certainly, no-one I really like.
What a disappointment.
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Great reading material for 6-7th graders
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-23
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have purchased this book for my homeschooling 6th grader as a reading comprehension material. The language level of this book is 6th to 7th grader material with good amount of challenging vocabs. I liked the introduction of this book a lot. It gave a lot of "behind a scene" story of the author and also, it is a perfect example of a great book report. I strongly recommend to read the introduction, then start reading the book. You will enjoy this book from different perspective.
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A classic from the 19th century
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-31
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I originally read this when I was 10. Diffucult going for a 10 year old, yes. But it was worth it. It's stayed with me my entire life. It's still a great story. All the 1 and 2 star reviews don't surprise me. The mentality of the average American today is laughable. If it doesn't have the story line of some blockbuster movie, it's boring. If 19th century man's scientific knowledge and need to survive is not rewritten to conform to their 21st century, tree hugging, animal rights, urban yuppie/hipster mind set, then it's considered barbaric. If the story doesn't move along at the frantic pace of the latest xbox or wii rendering, then the author is a hack. It's just amazing how poorly educated and developed adults and children of the last couple of generations are. In regards to reading a book, and understanding the context and timeframe it was written in. My suggestion to the mental midgets: stop reading books, your not furthering your own appreciation or knowledge of literature. Turn your HDTV/cable back on for a few hours until your hand recovers from the marathon xbox session. After this your mind should be numb enough to stop writing book reviews.
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Decent book overall, but too long
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-11-18
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I finally finished reading this whole book. I was tempted to give up many times because frankly it can be boring and repetitive in many places. Overall it was a pretty mind numbing experience.
I would not suggest reading it if you have objections to religious teachings. As this book was written for that purpose, teaching virtues of the church. I did appreciate all of the lessons the book taught and I do beleive I gained some appreciation for life and humility.
As said earlier it was quite repetitive, and I beleive it could have been shortened by cutting out some of the first half. It seemed all they did in that part was kill everything in sight and build stuff over and over and over. Also many of the scenarios were plain unrealistic almost to the point of fantasy. It was almost like they landed in Eden and were "blessed" with every single possible animal in existence running around on the island.
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