Reba West
Author
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 6
Language
English
Description
While the Robinsons worry about how to leave the island, Morton returns suffering from exposure to the sun, and they learn they have misjudged him.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 3
Language
English
Description
Jack is stricken with malaria, and his father begins a desperate search for cinchona bark to treat the deadly disease. Mother falls ill, and it is a race against time for the whole family.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 9
Language
English
Description
Jack has a secret collection of beautiful shells. He is in for a surprise when he adds an egg to his collection, and soon has a new baby bird to return to its nest.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 6
Language
English
Description
The Robinsons plan a birthday surprise for Becca, but all the secrets make her feel excluded and she sulks. When the party and presents are revealed, she learns to her delight that things are not always what they seem.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 7
Language
English
Description
Fritz and his father construct a boat, while Mother preserves food for a long voyage. The ship's trial run is a success, but during the night a violent storm destroys the ship and crushes the family's hopes for escape.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 1
Language
English
Description
The young Aborigine Tomtom was orphaned when white settlers killed his parents. When he learns the Robinsons were headed to Australia as colonists, he rejects their friendship, and it takes all Becca's ingenuity to change his mind.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 10
Language
English
Description
While Fritz and Ernest scale the mountains, the rest of the family scouts for supplies. Becca's playfulness almost ends in disaster, but her mother comes to the rescue, and they find an abundance of food.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 12
Language
English
Description
The excitement of the trip turns to desperation when, after three weeks at sea, food and water run short. A fresh palm leaf promises that land is near.
Author
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.
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.
Author
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.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 1
Language
English
Description
When ammunition for the rifles run short, the Robinsons fashion bows and arrows, and Becca amazes everyone with her skill. Sap from rubber trees provides new shoes for the whole family.
Author
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.
Author
Series
Swiss Family Robinson volume 12
Language
English
Description
The matches are used up and Fritz breaks the only lamp. Father saves the day, showing them how to kindle a fire with a bow, and how to make candles from waxy berries.
Author
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.
Author
Series
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.
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 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.