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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-- It goes without saying that, in the process of condensing and rewriting these books down to a fourth-grade reading level, most of the distinguished aspects of the works--writing style, language, atmosphere, characterization--have been sacrificed for a simple, not to say simplistic, master-plots approach that conveys the incidents but fails to impart the justification for their continuing endurance in the canon of juvenile literature. The books are illustrated with some attention paid to the sense of the plots and characters. For those who persist in the fallacy that knowing what the so-called "classics" of children's literature are about is a satisfactory substitution for actually experiencing them by reading the original, this series is acceptable. For the rest of us, it's as if someone's painted a guppy white and called it Moby Dick. --Christine Behrmann, New York Public Library
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile
Wyss's timeless classic is about an industrious Swiss family that miraculously survives shipwreck and builds paradise on an island populated by an impossibly rich array of plants and animals. Narrator McGowan's crisp British voice nicely captures the cultivated, energetic father; the four sons all sound alike. Yet the listener isn't deterred. McGowan's excitement is so infectious that the tale hurries on. All four of my children (ages 5-13) enjoyed the presentation; so did I. All collections should have some version of Swiss Family Robinson, and this is a good one. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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First Sentence:
At these words my weeping wife looked bravely up, and, as the boys clustered round her, she began to cheer and encourage them with calm and loving words. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tub boat, pigeon post, stranded whale Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Safety Bay, New Switzerland, Shark Island, Whale Island, Miss Montrose, Desolate Island, Master Knips, Midnight Raid, Prospect Hill, The Mysterious Guns, Pearl Bay, The Island Sports Carnival, The Salt Cavern, Cape Disappointment, Captain Littlestone, The Buffalo Hunt, The Captive Ostrich, The Hollow Tree, The Homeward Journey, After Ten Years, Our First Harvest, The Mysterious Message,