Adventure books from Switzerland
Recommended adventure books (3)
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If you are into adventure here are some adventure books from Switzerland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Heidi : (fetiţa munţilor) by Johanna Spyri RO
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
2.
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
The authoritative original English version of a beloved classic. One of the world's best-loved stories of shipwreck and survival, The Swiss Family Robinson portrays a family's struggle to create a new life for themselves on a strange and fantastic tropical island. Blown off course by a raging storm, the family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, their four young sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock, must rely on one another in order to adapt to their needs the natural wonders of their exotic new home. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this classic story of invention and adventure h... continue
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The Way of the World by Nicolas Bouvier EN
Country: Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Travel writing, reflects convincingly on the meaning of the experience.