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Swiss Family Robinson volume 11
Language
English
Description
Fritz and his father are overdue, and jackals stalk the forest. At night the beasts attack, and Mother, though terrified, fights them off with a rifle and torches.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 6
Language
English
Description
The shipboard Christmas pageant is cut short by a violent storm. As the elements rage, the ship runs aground, and passengers escape in lifeboats. But Fritz is missing, and the Robinsons are stranded on board.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 4
Language
English
Description
Volcanic activity threatens the island, and Morton decides it is time to leave. He takes a canoe and supplies from the Robinsons, and secretly paddles off.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Robinsons use their ingenuity as they settle into their new island life. Mother enthusiastically plants a garden, but the seedlings are rooted up by wild pigs.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 8
Language
English
Description
The Robinsons watch a turtle laying eggs on the beach, and are impressed with the solemn ceremony. Becca and Jack keep watch over the nest, fighting off a hungry snake, until the eggs hatch and the baby turtles disappear into the sea.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 8
Language
English
Description
With grueling effort, the boat is completed. The donkey helps with the launch, the last work he is ever to do for the Robinsons.
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Swiss Family Robinson volume 5
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English
Description
As rumblings spread over the island, the animals grow restless and the people worried. During the night an earthquake hits, collapsing the cave.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 5
Language
English
Description
Fritz's new friend Emily is distressed by a family quarrel and may have to leave the ship at the next port. Becca gets into the act and aggravates everyone but her good intentions are recognized and everything works out in the end.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 7
Language
English
Description
Fritz narrowly escapes drowning, and after a treacherous night on the damaged ship, the family builds a raft to escape to an island on the horizon.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 2
Language
English
Description
Morton is grumpy and troublesome, drinking the medicinal alcohol and offering the children cigars. But when Becca gets into a tight spot, she discovers a warmer side to the gruff captain.
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Swiss Family Robinson volume 10
Language
English
Description
The Robinsons take a day off from their demanding work and all enjoy their favorites pastimes, except poor Becca who can't find anything exciting to do. Bored, she falls asleep on the beach, only to awaken with a horrible lizard on her stomach.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 2
Language
English
Description
Becca Robinson has no doubts about the exciting move, but her older brother Fritz is afraid it will devastate his career plans. After first deciding to stay with relatives, Fritz leaps aboard the ship and joins his family in their journey to a new life.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 9
Language
English
Description
The tree house roof gives way under the constant rain, and the Robinson's search for a new home. Becca remembers a cave, found when she was lost in the forest.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 7
Language
English
Description
Ernest and Morton devise a last-chance plan to escape from the island. Morton directs the shipbuilding and everyone pitches in.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 2
Language
English
Description
The children surprise their parents with a concert and a vacation cottage to celebrate their wedding anniversary. But the 'second honeymoon' takes a strange turn when jackals attack, and they scare them off by setting the cottage on fire.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 9
Language
English
Description
While the castaways wait for a favorable tide, they struggle over what to do with their animals.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 11
Language
English
Description
Fritz unwittingly insults Becca, and she runs away to live in a tree of her own. It takes the whole family to win her back.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 1
Language
English
Description
The family begins building their new house, high in the branches of a tree. Becca wanders away from her responsibilities and is washed from shore on a drifting log.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 4
Language
English
Description
Mother replants and fences the garden, only to see the buds eaten by birds. Strings of noisy shells solve that problem. Fritz and his father build a canoe, but it doesn't float. Following mother's example, they start on a second.
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Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 8
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by the captain's dog Brewster, the Robinsons arrive on the island and set up camp. Keeping an uneasy watch the first night, Fritz shoots a marsupial, and its orphaned baby quickly becomes a favorite pet.
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