A Kiswahili translation of The Swiss Family Robinson. Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home and exploring the island, which is filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants.