The Swiss Family Robinson
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The Swiss Family Robinson managed, and they were mostly kids!
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022
The original series - loosely based on The Swiss Family Robinson - aired in 1965 and was made into a 1998 film starring Friends' Matt LeBlanc.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2015
Almost every time I had to stay home from school, I ended up re-reading The Swiss Family Robinson – which hypnotized me with all those descriptions of giant lobsters and snakes.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2010
Oscar found the queen of hearts bookmark in The Swiss Family Robinson.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
When it was his turn to read novels out loud, he liked The Swiss Family Robinson and Robinson Crusoe, stories about people shipwrecked on islands and learning how to survive.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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