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  • Published: 30 April 2002
  • ISBN: 9781101177181
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192

Pinocchio




Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child

The classic tale of literature's most beloved puppet is retold in this lively, easy-to-read adaptation ideal for young and reluctant readers. Pinocchio, a lonely woodcarver's puppet, magically comes to life, runs away, and gets into a lot of trouble. The wooden hero tells lies, gets robbed by a sly cat and fox, and is swallowed by a hungry shark before he learns that good deeds, not bad, will help him to fulfill his dream of becoming a real boy.  

  • Published: 30 April 2002
  • ISBN: 9781101177181
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192

About the author

Carlo Collodi

Carlo Collodi (pen-name of Carlo Lorenzini) was born in Florence in 1826. He began his career as a journalist and worked as a civil servant before becoming a published author. In 1881 he wrote a short episode in the life of a wooden puppet for a newspaper, and it was an immediate success. The first English language version of the adventures of Pinocchio was published in 1892, two years after his death.

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