内容简介
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Pinocchio includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Elizabeth Engstrom.Once there was a lonely woodcutter named Geppetto-who dreamed of having a boy of his own. So one day he carved a boy out of wood and named him Pinocchio.When the puppet comes to life, it's Geppetto's dream come true.Except Pinocchio turns out to be not such a nice boy after all. Pinocchio enjoys nothing better than creating mischief and playing mean tricks. As he discovers, being bad is much more fun than being good. For a while, anyway.Happily for Pinocchio, he will learn that there is much more to being a real boy than having fun.A magical tale that has entertained children of all ages for more than a hundred years, this lavishly and gorgeously illustrated new edition is the perfect introduction of a timeless classic to a new generation of readers.And that's no lie! --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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Once in a small village there lived a lonely woodcutter named Geppetto-who always dreamed of having a little boy of his own.So one day he carved a puppet from a piece of wood and named him pinocchio.When the little puppet magically comes to life it's a dream come true.Except Pinocchio turns out to be not such a nice little boy after all!In fact, Pinocchio enjoys playing tricks on people and getting into mischief and telling lies.For Pinocchio playing and loafing is much more fun than working or studying or going to school.
But as Pinocchio discovers,boys who spend all their time having fun earn nothing but trouble!
But as Pinocchio discovers,boys who spend all their time having fun earn nothing but trouble!
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书评
From Publishers Weekly
McEwan''s version of the classic tale is not only graphically arresting, it''s fairly true to Collodi''s original serial. Without sentimentality, the wildly inventive story of the bad boy turned good has been retold in simple, readable language. Though the book generally employs traditional format--with illustrations that occupy most of the page and few lines of text--many pages of its unusual layout contain dauntingly large amounts of copy. Reminiscent of Japanese cartoon art of the 1960s, McEwan''s illustrations are eye-catching and imaginative. His least complicated drawings and those that decorate the borders of each page are the most appealing, as others tend to be crammed with so many colorful elements that specifics are hard to discern. And, though they have little to do with Pinocchio, the book''s gorgeous, tricolored endpapers are a compelling invitation to the visual delights within. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-- If anyone believed that the varied adventures of Pinocchio could be successfully condensed into a picture book, this edition will quickly dispel that notion. Everything that happens to Pinocchio in other versions is included here; events are distilled into one or two sentences, making an already complex story almost impossible to follow. Characters pop in and out at will, and there is no distinction made as to their importance, either to the plot or to Pinocchio. Busy, full-color illustrations--with as many as four frames per page--increase the frenetic pace of the narrative. These garishly colored cartoonlike pictures are filled with details. The evil Showman who hires Pinocchio for his puppet theater is depicted as a threatening, nonhuman creature who could be from another planet. There are at least 20 editions of this ever-popular tale currently in print, ranging from the complete adventures (Unicorn, 1986) to abridged and "easy reader" texts of selected chapters. Libraries fortunate enough to have either The Adventures of Pinocchio (Rand McNally, 1982; o.p.), retold by Neil Morris and illustrated by Frank Baber, or the special Macmillan edition (1969; o.p.), translated by Carol Della Chiesa and illustrated by Attilio Mussino, certainly would have no use for this one. Many other texts do justice to this classic, and are more harmoniously illustrated. --Martha Rosen, Edgewood School, Scarsdale, NY
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
This childhood classic comes to life in a modern abridgment, full of music that emphasizes the plot and scene changes. A very dramatic reading by Margolyes is flawed by fluctuations in volume that force the listener to strain to hear the narration. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
McEwan''s version of the classic tale is not only graphically arresting, it''s fairly true to Collodi''s original serial. Without sentimentality, the wildly inventive story of the bad boy turned good has been retold in simple, readable language. Though the book generally employs traditional format--with illustrations that occupy most of the page and few lines of text--many pages of its unusual layout contain dauntingly large amounts of copy. Reminiscent of Japanese cartoon art of the 1960s, McEwan''s illustrations are eye-catching and imaginative. His least complicated drawings and those that decorate the borders of each page are the most appealing, as others tend to be crammed with so many colorful elements that specifics are hard to discern. And, though they have little to do with Pinocchio, the book''s gorgeous, tricolored endpapers are a compelling invitation to the visual delights within. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-- If anyone believed that the varied adventures of Pinocchio could be successfully condensed into a picture book, this edition will quickly dispel that notion. Everything that happens to Pinocchio in other versions is included here; events are distilled into one or two sentences, making an already complex story almost impossible to follow. Characters pop in and out at will, and there is no distinction made as to their importance, either to the plot or to Pinocchio. Busy, full-color illustrations--with as many as four frames per page--increase the frenetic pace of the narrative. These garishly colored cartoonlike pictures are filled with details. The evil Showman who hires Pinocchio for his puppet theater is depicted as a threatening, nonhuman creature who could be from another planet. There are at least 20 editions of this ever-popular tale currently in print, ranging from the complete adventures (Unicorn, 1986) to abridged and "easy reader" texts of selected chapters. Libraries fortunate enough to have either The Adventures of Pinocchio (Rand McNally, 1982; o.p.), retold by Neil Morris and illustrated by Frank Baber, or the special Macmillan edition (1969; o.p.), translated by Carol Della Chiesa and illustrated by Attilio Mussino, certainly would have no use for this one. Many other texts do justice to this classic, and are more harmoniously illustrated. --Martha Rosen, Edgewood School, Scarsdale, NY
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
This childhood classic comes to life in a modern abridgment, full of music that emphasizes the plot and scene changes. A very dramatic reading by Margolyes is flawed by fluctuations in volume that force the listener to strain to hear the narration. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者简介
Carlo Collodi is the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini. Born in 1826, he worked as a journalist before publishing The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883. Translated into more than ninety languages, Pinocchio has never been out of print.
目录
CARLO COLLODI
FOREWORD PAGE
CHAPTER I How it came to pass that MASTER CHERRY the carpenter found a piece of wood that laughed and cried like a child
CHAPTER II MASTER CHERRY makes a present of the piece of wood to his friend GEPPETTO, who takes it to make for himself a wonderful puppet, that shall know how to dance, and to fence, and to leap like an acrobat
CHAPTER III GEPPETTO having returned home begins at once to make a puppet, to which he gives the name of PINOCCHIO. The first tricks played by the puppet
CHAPTER IV The Story of PINOCCHIO and the TALKING CRICKET, from which we see that naughty boys cannot endure to be corrected by those who know more than they do
CHAPTER V PINOCCHIO is hungry and searches for an egg to make himself an omelet; but just at the most interesting moment the omelet flies out of the window
CHAPTER VI PINOCCHIO falls asleep with his feet on the brazier, and wakes in the morning to find them burnt off
CHAPTER VII GEPPETTO returns home and gives PINOCCHIO the breakfast that the poor man had brought for himself
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FOREWORD PAGE
CHAPTER I How it came to pass that MASTER CHERRY the carpenter found a piece of wood that laughed and cried like a child
CHAPTER II MASTER CHERRY makes a present of the piece of wood to his friend GEPPETTO, who takes it to make for himself a wonderful puppet, that shall know how to dance, and to fence, and to leap like an acrobat
CHAPTER III GEPPETTO having returned home begins at once to make a puppet, to which he gives the name of PINOCCHIO. The first tricks played by the puppet
CHAPTER IV The Story of PINOCCHIO and the TALKING CRICKET, from which we see that naughty boys cannot endure to be corrected by those who know more than they do
CHAPTER V PINOCCHIO is hungry and searches for an egg to make himself an omelet; but just at the most interesting moment the omelet flies out of the window
CHAPTER VI PINOCCHIO falls asleep with his feet on the brazier, and wakes in the morning to find them burnt off
CHAPTER VII GEPPETTO returns home and gives PINOCCHIO the breakfast that the poor man had brought for himself
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