The Swiss Family Robinson — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
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- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
After their ship crashes onto a deserted island, the Robinson family begins a castaway life of adventure, scientific exploration, and the primal instinct to survive. As the years pass, the family begins to wonder: do they want to be rescued and return to civilization, or continue their island life forever?
This high-action novel--available in its unabridged entirety--is perfect for young readers' libraries.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Swiss Family Robinson appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The family shoots and kills many animals, fights a shark and wild beasts, and a boa constrictor swallows their donkey, though one guide says there is very little violence. The family faces storms, a shipwreck, and encounters with snakes, lions and other wild animals, though some readers find the story lacks tension.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have violence?
Found (Brief): The family shoots and kills many animals, fights a shark and wild beasts, and a boa constrictor swallows their donkey, though one guide says there is very little violence.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have scary content?
Found (Brief): The family faces storms, a shipwreck, and encounters with snakes, lions and other wild animals, though some readers find the story lacks tension.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): The family prays, thanks God for their good fortune, observes the Sabbath and quotes Scripture throughout, and the book was written as a Christian moral guide.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have race & culture?
Found (Brief): The text refers to native people as 'savages' and to Malay pirates in dated, prejudiced terms.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): The mother stays behind cooking and sewing while the father and boys go out adventuring, and a reader notes the father's patriarchal attitude toward his wife.
Does The Swiss Family Robinson have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
