Pinocchio

Introduction by John Boyne
$7.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
56 per carton
On sale Jun 09, 2011 | 978-0-14-133164-5
Age 10 and up
Reading Level: Lexile 840L
Sales rights: US/CAN (No Open Mkt)
The old wood-carver Geppetto decides to make a wonderful puppet which can dance and turn somersaults, but by chance he chooses an unusual piece of wood - and the finished puppet can talk and misbehave like the liveliest child. But Pinocchio is brave and inquisitive as well as naughty, and after some hair-raising adventures, he earns his heart's desire.

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The old wood-carver Geppetto decides to make a wonderful puppet which can dance and turn somersaults, but by chance he chooses an unusual piece of wood - and the finished puppet can talk and misbehave like the liveliest child. But Pinocchio is brave and inquisitive as well as naughty, and after some hair-raising adventures, he earns his heart's desire.