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Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays remarkable resilience and ingenuity in making the best of what they’ve been dealt with. Trusting deeply in God, the family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, undertake to make a livable home, and provide for their needs, gathering and making use of all they can from the bounteous ship’s stores, as well as the natural abundance available on the island. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys, as well as, establishing farms and plantations. Not wanting to keep things all peace and bliss, the author throws in a bit of adventure with encounters with terrifying creatures and an alarming run in with natives from a nearby island.

The years go by, the family comes to greatly love the life they’ve built on the island, founding a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. The language of the book is charming and delightful, the tales colorful, creative, and exciting. A wonderful read from a time when family values were in the right place and believing in, living for, and praying to God was not faux-pas.

12 Hours and 32 Minutes

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Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table by Andrew Lang

Some of the best loved legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are set forth in this edition, recounted by one of the world’s great storytellers. This collection includes many of the best-loved tales: How young Arthur drew the sword from the stone and became king, his meeting with the Lady of the Lake and acquisition of the mighty sword Excalibur, the death of Merlin, Lancelot and Guinevere, and tales of the great favorites Sir Galahad, Sir Gawaine, Sir Bors, and of course, Sir Lancelot. An engaging introduction to the chivalrous tales of Camelot and it’s irresistible lore.

4 Hours and 15 Minutes

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The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook by Laura Lee Hope

The Bobbseys are home from their adventure on the houseboat and now they’re off to visit their cousins at Meadow Brook Farm. They haven’t even made it to the farm when they encounter a runaway boy, a runaway dog, and a runaway ram! Meadow Brook proves even more exciting and full of adventure, what with wild animals, a missing twin, and even acting in a movie. It’s the Bobbsey twins on another delightful escapade, and your children are sure to enjoy The Bobbsey Twins: At Meadow Brook,  book no. 7 in the Bobbsey Twins series!

3 Hours and 47 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at School by Laura Lee Hope

The fourth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: At School, finds the children on their way home from an exciting summer vacation. As usual, mysteries and trouble are never far behind them, and they run across a wrecked circus train and a trick dog who insists on following them! Back at home, exciting news awaits: Bert has been selected as president of a new museum that the school is opening. All goes well until opening day, when the museum’s most valuable statue goes missing! Who took it? And why? Can the twins solve this new mystery? Another fun Bobbsey adventure you won’t want to miss!

3 Hours and 35 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope

In this fifth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: At Snow Lodge, the story starts out with the twins all back at school after summer vacation. As usual, Danny Rugg, the school bully, is up to his mischief –and this time he’s trying to pin it on Bert. Bert gets accused of freezing a giant snowball to the school steps, and all the evidence seems to point against him. With winter here Christmas is coming too, of course, and the Bobbsey Twins are busy planning for their trip to Snow Lodge–where a lost treasure, a restored friendship, and exciting adventures and a mystery to solve await. Danny Rugg ends up staying in the same area as Snow Lodge and continues to cause trouble, but his father finds out about one of his tricks and punishes him by sending him home.

3 Hours and 30 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Laura Lee Hope

In this third volume of the classic children’s series, The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, the twins – Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – visit Ocean Cliff, the seaside home of their cousin Dorothy. During their stay they have loads of fun, sharing in  seaside adventures, and even a few mysteries along the way. Among their escapades are entering the water carnival, playing on the beach, making a new friend, and witnessing a shipwreck, too.

3 Hours and 34 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Laura Lee Hope

The second book in The Bobbsey Twins series, The Bobbsey Twins in the Country, finds the two sets of twins experiencing life in the country during the first part of their summer vacation from school. Their stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on their farm in Meadow Brook is filled with new adventures for the ‘city-raised’ Bobbseys.

4 Hours and 16 Minutes

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The Bobbsey Twins On a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope

In this sixth book in the Bobbsey series, The Bobbsey Twins: on a Houseboat, The Bobbsey family are staying on a houseboat for summer vacation! At first, all seems to be going well – what with fishing, playing with friends, and exploring the river. But then a mean farmer arrives, who seems determined to stop the trip. Why? Where has Will Watson, his mistreated hired boy, run away to? Who is stealing food from the houseboat? Who, or what, made the strange noises the cook heard? Can the twins solve the mystery? Listen along to find out how the story turns out!

3 Hours and 50 Minutes.

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The Bobbsey Twins or Merry Days Indoors and Out by Laura Lee Hope

The first volume of the classic children’s series, The Bobbsey Twins, one of the longest running series of children’s books in years past, and lasting favorite for generations. The Bobbsey Twins: Merry Days Indoors and Out follows the adventures of the four Bobbsey children – Twins Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – as they celebrate Christmas, rescue their cat, and attend a friend’s birthday party. Revisit the joys of this delightful old-fashioned children’s classic series.

3 Hours and 31 Minutes.

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The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess

When Jenny Wren hears that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who share the Green Meadows and Green Forest with him, she tells him to go ask Old Mother Nature, who is a happy and willing instructor. During their “classroom” chats, she teaches Peter about a number of his cousins, including Arctic Hare and Antelope Jack. She also tells him numerous other creatures, such as Flying Squirrel, Mountain Beaver, Pocket Gopher, Grasshopper Mouse, Silvery Bat, Mule Deer, and Grizzly Bear. Told in the warm and appealing fashion of Burgess’s stories, this engaging book acquaints youngsters with many forms of wildlife, as well as animals’ relationships with one another. This charming collection of entertaining tales is sure to transport today’s young readers to the same captivating world of nature that has delighted generations of children before them.

7 Hour and 55 Minutes.

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