The Adventures of Pinocchio
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AMSFGFY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 134 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. This is not the story we've seen in film, but the original version - full of harrowing adventures faced by Pinocchio.. The classic tale of Pinocchio follows the adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie and who wanted more than anything else to become a real boy. Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet is a novel for children by Carlo Collodi is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father, woodcarver Geppetto. It is considered a classic of children's literature and has spawned many derivative works of art. And thus begins the life of Pinocchio, the puppet that turns into a boy. As carpenter Master Antoni
Beloved classic, but may be too dark for some younger kids I love the concept of reading original texts, especially of classic stories. However, like a lot of classic fairy tales, this gets a bit dark and gritty. My kids (7 and Beloved classic, but may be too dark for some younger kids Julie I love the concept of reading original texts, especially of classic stories. However, like a lot of classic fairy tales, this gets a bit dark and gritty. My kids (7 and 4) were troubled to the point of tears. Mom fail. I ended up editing a lot as I read aloud to them to resolve the drama and get through the storyline. Later I found an adaptation that I really liked better for them at their ages. Maybe when they are older, we will revisit the book and they'll appreciate more of the author's cleverness.. ) were troubled to the point of tears. Mom fail. I ended up editing a lot as I read aloud to them to resolve the drama and get through the storyline. Later I found an adaptation that I really liked better for them at their ages. Maybe when they are older, we will revisit the book and they'll appreciate more of the author's cleverness.. So relevant!!! This is my first reading of the real Pinocchio. I'm reading it aloud to my kids and I have to say I often find myself cracking up at the irony and whit of this book! Not only is it a clever story & well written but the underlying wisdom is absolutely timeless and relevant for our day. My kids are literally yelling out loud to Pinocchio or slapping their foreheads every time he makes another poor choice they are so frustrated with him. It's so great! Makes for wonderful discussion as well. Highly recommend!!. "Not the Disney Pinocchio you may be familiar with!" according to Margaret E.. Those categories above don't really work for all books. I read this book because my dear late Mother had made a quilt showing the story when I was much younger. While the quilt was on display a couple of visitors asked to see it. The Disney version did not jive with the quilt so I finally got curious enough to buy this translation and really, really enjoyed it although the level of cruelty in it would probably frighten today's young listener. Pinocchio was NOT nice even as a log. I would have pitched him in the fi