The Swiss Family Robinson [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Johann David Wyss (Author), Frederick Davidson (Narrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786180331
• ISBN-13: 978-0786180332
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #764,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great adventure, December 17, 2006

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Chatelaine "HiddenArtist" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swiss Family Robinson (Audio CD)

The Swiss Family Robinson became a favorite after I read it for the first time when I was thirteen. A Swiss family is shipwrecked on their way to help begin a new colony. Everyone else being lost, they manage to escape to the neaby shore, returning to collect all the useful supplies from the ship. The father's ingenuity seems to make nearly everything possible. The story culminates with the possibility of returning to Europe, and the family deciding that their colony, New Switzerland, as they call it, is their home.

Written by a pastor, throughout the book thanks are given to God for their blessings, and His help is implored in times of danger. He is remembered in devotions and family prayer every morning, and Sundays are set apart from the rest of the week.

I enjoyed the British accent of the narrator, and will certainly listen to the CDs many times.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT for 4-8 years olds, March 17, 2007

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This review is from: The Swiss Family Robinson (Audio CD)

I played this audio book in the car for my five and eight year olds. They begged me to stop after the first chapter. The narrator uses a monotone that drones on and on (yes, he does have an English accent). The plot was potentially exciting but the presentation was very poor.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swiss Family Robinson CD, August 3, 2007

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P. Sawyer (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swiss Family Robinson (Audio CD)

An excellent reading of the original classic. The regular pauses make it easy to stop and pick up again later.