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Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable

By Mary Godolphin (1781-1864)

Mary Godolphin was the pseudonym of Lucy Aikin who undertook translating great literature
into single-syllable words so that young readers could enjoy plots that were considerably
more interesting than, say, the McGuffey readers of the 1880's or the "Dick and Jane"
primers of the 1950s (still around today as "decodable readers" in elementary schools).

All the excitement, danger, heartbreaks and triumphs of this well-known story, but without
the big words. Lucy Aikin accomplishes this with apparent ease in this little book. The story
of a plucky family ship wrecked on a desolate island, saving what they can from the ship, is
well known. The entire family, under the leadership of an intrepid father and mother works
together to not only survive in this island, but actually prosper. This work would seem an
excellent one for English as a second language speakers to improve their skill in English.
(Summary by Phil Chenevert )

Read by Gregory Eccles, Sarah LuAnn, April Gonzales, Bill Mosley, Marty, & Donna
Winters. Total running time: 02:13:06. Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert. Dedicated Proof-
Listener: ToddHW. Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Phil Chenevert.

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Cover image by Johann Emmanuel Wyss (1821). Copyright expired in US, Canada, EU, and all countries with author's life +70
yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.

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