
Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Title:
Pinocchio
Author:
Carlo Collodi
Series (if any):
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Publisher:
Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL
ISBN-13:
9781509842902
EAN:
9781509842902
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
264
Dimensions (mm):
103 x 157 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
lt;p>One of the most widely read books of all time, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio is a riotous, tragicomic tale that will charm young and old with its endearing blend of mischief and magic.Now a criticially acclaimed film, awarded the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, directed by Guillermo del Toro.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of Pinocchio features the charming illustrations of the classic British illustrator Charles Folkard and an afterword by Anna South.Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio – a walking, talking, wooden boy – into the world. The naughty, selfish puppet heads off into the world and encounters all manner of unusual and dangerous characters on his adventures, undergoing a series of fiendishly imaginative trials – among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey – that will lead him to self-knowledge. Along the way he will be helped by a beautiful fairy, a talking cricket and his loving father as he learns how to become what he most longs to be – a real boy.






























