Johann David Wyss

The Swiss Family Robinson tells the story of a Swiss family who are shipwrecked in the East Indies. First published in 1812, Johann David Wyss intended the novel to teach his sons family values and and self-reliance. The adventures in the book contain lessons in natural history and moral guidance, and include an impossible array of flora and fauna on a single island that the children use for their survival. The "Robinson" of the title refers

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The story of a shipwrecked family and the life they build for themselves on a desert island.

Almost everyone has dreamed of being cast away on a desert island. In this famous adventure story, the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful birds, fragrant flowers, and rare animals. When a ship sails into view, they have to decide whether they want to go home.

An abridged version of the story that relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.

In this graphic version of the story, the Robinson family is shipwrecked on an island in the East Indies, and must learn how to survive among the abundant, but unfamiliar plants and animals.