What is the summary of The Swiss Family Robinson?

I do not disagree with anything that the first answer says, but I would emphasize that the novel is not really meant to be simply an adventure.  Instead, it is meant to convey a moral message.  The author is trying to get across to the reader how important it is to A) be educated and resourceful and B) be religious.

In the book, the family survives and thrives largely because of the wisdom of the father (it is a very male-supremacist book).  He seems to know everything and be able to figure out a way to make anything.  The family also prays and thanks God at regular intervals in the book.  The book really emphasizes the importance of God to the family.