Adventures of Pinocchio: Tale of a Puppet (English and Italian Edition) - Hardcover
Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
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Text: English, Italian (translation)
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Grade 2-5-An idiomatic retelling of Collodi's didactic classic. While Mattotti's adaption hits all the high points of the original, readers are moved along too quickly through Pinocchio's sinister encounters with Stromboli (here called Fire-eater) and his puppet theater or the fox and the cat. Children don't have the opportunity to dwell on the satisfaction of seeing the recalcitrant puppet gradually change his ways. Also, the story is heavy: the fox and cat, after pretending to be lame and blind, end up in that condition; a cat has its paw bitten off; Pinocchio nearly dies rather than take his medicine; and four black rabbits bear his coffin into his bedroom. It's pretty fierce stuff for the bedtime-story set. The sinuous lines of the illustrations are overlaid with black crayonlike texture that reinforces the story's darkness. While some children may respond to the uniquely stylish artwork, they deserve the whole story, which is better served by Robert Innocenti's illustrations for E. Harden's translation of The Adventures of Pinocchio (Knopf, 1988).
Susan Hepler, Alexandria City Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Susan Hepler, Alexandria City Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0688022677
- ISBN 13 9780688022679
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages254
- IllustratorHowell Troy
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Book Description Hardcover. Howell, Troy (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ptg., 4to tan cloth over brick red boards, a new English language translation by M.L. Rosenthal, authorized by the Collodi Foundation for the centennial edition. Illustrated with partial and full page black and white drawings as well as 5 two-page spreads in full color, all by Troy Howell. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Seller Inventory # 32519
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Troy Howell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Translated from the Italian; new translation authorized by the Collodi Foundation. Reinforced Trade edition. Rust and tan cloth cover with silver lettering; Almost as new, one light color mark on upper spine. Many b&w illustrations and three double-page color illustrations. Jacket has wear on edges, faded spine, and a cut corner on front flap, but not price clipped. A scarce book. Seller Inventory # JBW249
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Howell, Troy (illustrator). This is the First Edition of this publication by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, therefore, is a First Thus. There is an inscription to a relative on the half-title page which seems to be in the same hand as the translator, M. L. Rosenthal, who has signed this volume on the title page. The rust colored paper boards show a bit of fading at 1/4 inch of the bottom edge, and the spine of the dust wrapper is also sunned-discolored. The dust jacket also shows a bit of foxing on the inside of the cover. However, the text pages, 254 including the Afterword, are clean and bright. The illustrator has provided mostly black-and-white images for this volume but there are also three double page color images included. The boards show a bit of edge wear at the bottom, and a nick or two to the dust jacket is also noted. Seller Inventory # Spsi160
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