![]() ![]() Summary: The story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who learns to be a human boy and whose nose grows when he tells lies. Authors: Carlo Collodi, Carlo Lorenzini, E Mazzanti, Nicolas J. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. The adventures of Pinocchio : story of a puppet Avventure di Pinocchio : storia di un burattino. Charles Collodi's Pinocchio is to the children's literature of Italy as Lewis Carroll's Alice is to the children's literature of this country but the little marionette has been taken to the hearts of English-speaking children too.' 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. His courageous and noble behaviour, during and after his escape from the sea-monster, meets with high approbation from his kind guardian, the good fairy, who grants him his life-long desire - but read the book and you will see what that is. Rather than being an intrepid, noble hero, Pinocchio is rude, selfish, naive, curious, forgetful, easily swayed by temptation, slow to learn from his mistakes, upset when things go wrong, but. How he is saved from death at the hands of the wicked showman how it is that he is turned into a donkey, and how in the end he is swallowed by a gigantic fish, are all told in exciting sequence. The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet Carlo Collodi On December 25, a new live-action version of the classic tale Pinocchio, starring and directed by Roberto Benigni, will open in the U.S. The Story of a Puppet as a series of 15 installments in a childrens newspaper. That, then, was how the existence of Pinocchio came about. In 1881, after a number of successful childrens books, Collodi published. This so frightened the old man, that he gladly gave it to his clever friend, Geppetto, who wanted to make a puppet. Cherry finding a piece of ordinary wood, and then discovering it could speak. Pinocchio is a big hit as Strombolis stringless wonder, but he realizes that hes in trouble when Stromboli locks him in a cage as soon as the show is over. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic non-adhesive protective covering. The dust jacket is in fair condition with some wear, tears, and chipping, and previous owner's inscription. This book is in fair condition with some wear and age darkening of pages. ![]()
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