When a Swiss couple and their four sons are shipwrecked on an isolated island, they adapt to their New Switzerland using many imaginative methods of farming and animal taming. Features extraordinary jacket art, detailed spot illustrations, a three-piece cover, a ribbon marker and the highest quality paper. This work is suitable for parents, teachers, librarians, and youngsters. A Shipwreck, and Preparations for Deliverance 1(9) A Landing, and Consequent Occupations 10(9) Voyage of Discovery 19(8) Return from the Voyage of Discovery---A Nocturnal Alarm 27(5) Return to the Wreck 32(8) A Troop of Animals in Cork Jackets 40(6) Second Journey of Discovery Performed by the Mother of the Family 46(5) Construction of a Bridge 51(6) Change of Abode 57(6) Construction of a Ladder 63(5) The Settling in the Giant Tree 68(4) The Sabbath and the Parable 72(7) Conversation, and a Walk 79(4) Continuation of Preceding Chapter---Discoveries 83(4) Hopes of a Sledge---Some Short Lessons in Useful Things 87(3) Bathing, Fishing, and a Kangaroo 90(4) More Stores from the Wreck 94(3) The Tortoise Harnessed 97(4) Another Trip to the Wreck---Baking 101(4) The Cracker and the Pinnace 105(7) Gymnastic Exercises---Various Discoveries---Singular Animals, etc. 112(8) Excursion into Unknown Tracts 120(5) Useful Occupations and Labors---Embellishments---A Painful but Natural Sentiment 125(5) A New Domain---The Troop of Buffaloes---The Vanquished Hero 130(7) The Malabar Eagle---Sago Manufactory---Bees 137(7) Treatment of Bees---Staircase---Training of Various Animals---Manufactures, etc. 144(6) The Wild Ass---Difficulty in Breaking It---The Heath Fowl's Nest 150(6) Flax, and the Rainy Season 156(6) Spring---Spinning---Salt Mine 162(5) House in the Salt Rock---Turtles 167(3) New Fishery---New Experiments---New Discoveries, and House 170(7) Completion of Two Farmhouses---A Lake---A Boat 177(7) Anniversary of Our Deliverance---Motives for Thankfulness 184(5) Gourd Plantation---Monkey Root or Ginseng---Bird Snares 189(5) The Dove-cot and its Management 194(6) Jack's Adventure and Narrow Escape---A Fountain 200(3) The Approach of Winter and Wet Season---Invention of a New Light---Literary Acquisitions 203(4) Close of the Rainy Season---A Whale---Coral 207(2) The Whale, Its Dissection---Uses of the Different Parts of the Whale 209(3) The Boat-Propeller or Rowing Machine---A Turtle Drive 212(5) Weaving Machine---Basket Making---The Alarm---A Dangerous Visitor---The Ass Falls a Victim 217(7) Discovery of a Crystal Grotto---Further Exploration 224(7) The Pig Hunt---The Supply---The Otaheitan Roast---Ham Smoking 231(4) Excursion into the Savanna---Two Horsemen---The Ostrich Hunt---The Nest---The Land Turtles 235(6) Bears! Bears!---Narrow Escape---The Combat---Discovery of Porcelain Earth 241(3) Preparation of the Bears' Flesh---Cups Out of Ostrich Eggs---Angora Rabbits and Antelopes 244(5) Ostriches Again---A Hunt and a Capture---Acquisition of Treasure---Euphorbia---Vanilla 249(5) Progress in Ostrich Discipline---Efficacy of Tobacco Smoke---Hydromel---The New Hat---Pottery 254(6) Return of the Rainy Season---A New Want---The Cajack 260(5) Return of the Boys---Their Adventures---Harvesting---Partridges and Quails 265(5) Trial of the Cajack---The Alarm---Adventure with Sea-Cows---The Drawbridge 270(5) Taming of Antelopes---Sugar Press---Combat with a Hyena---A Flying Courier---The Wild Horse and the Elephant 275(9) The Redoubt---Valuable Discoveries---The Cacao Tree---The Banana---Crocodiles and Alligators---Tea Plant---Artillery and Fortification of Shark Island 284(5) A General Review of the Colony after Ten Years of Establishment 289(6) Excursion of Fritz---Startling Communication---Discovery of Pearls---Intelligence of a Fellow Creature---Fritz's Return, and Account of his Wonderful Discoveries 295(7) Edible Birds' Nests---Pearl-Fishery---Poor Jack is ``Killed''---Discovery of Truffles 302(4) Cotton Nuts---Terrific Encounter with Lion and Lioness---A Savage---Parley, and Recognition of a Friend 306(6) Adventures of Fritz---Sir Edward Montrose---Our Adopted Sister---Attack of Wolves---Preparations for Return 312(6) The Limekiln---Fritz's Story 318(5) Emily's Own Story---Return to Felsenheim with Military Honors---The Winter Season Once More 323(5) Conclusion 328(9) Questions, Questions, Questions by Arthur Pober, Ed.D. 337(4) About the Author 341(1) About the Illustrator 341