Features
| Theme |
Narrative (story) |
| Recommended age (min) |
6 year(s) |
| Suitable for educational stages (Italy) |
Primary school 3rd class (ages 8-9), Primary school 4th class (ages 9-10), Primary school 1st class (ages 6-7), Primary school 5th class (ages 10-11), Primary school 2nd class (ages 7-8) |
| Recommended age (max) |
11 year(s) |
| Number of pages |
128 pages |
| Suitable for educational stages (Spain) |
Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10), Primary 1st level (ages 6-7) |
| Language version |
ITA |
Weight & dimensions
| Width |
150 mm |
| Height |
210 mm |
Additionally
| Release date |
01/09/2015 |
| Colour of product |
Multicolour |
Pinocchio, 128 colourful pages
Once upon a time there was a piece of wood.
Who has not heard the famous beginning of The Adventures of Pinocchio, one of the most well-loved children’s stories? The story of the famous puppet’s adventures, conceived by Carlo Collodi, is re-presented in a simplified version for all children, with unique reading support. It comes complete with fun games and activities which consolidate text comprehension.
A literary classic for children to read, share and also listen to, as an audiobook.
The books in the «Easy Classics» series re-present literary classics for children, with simplifications which help children to read and understand by themselves.
Visual support – the text contains visual support, amongst which: a picture at the start of each chapter which recalls the illustrated index, pictures of any new characters in that chapter, highlighting in bold font of new characters in the story.
Lexis: basic vocabulary is used and difficult words and idioms in each chapter are highlighted in two different colours, with their meanings given at the end.
Syntax: the text is made up of short phrases and simple subordinate and coordinate clauses, subjects are made explicit as far as possible and affirmative, active verb forms are used, with the indicative mood predominating.
Organisation of contents: at the start of the book there is an illustrated index of the chapters, whilst at the start of each chapter summaries of the events which happened in the previous chapter and the events which are about to happen are given.
Audio: the reader can listen to (and follow) the text of the story told by a narrator, by using the QR-codes found at the beginning of each chapter or from Online resources on the Erickson site, by entering the access code given on the last page of the book.
Contents:
Chapter one - It all starts with a piece of wood
Chapter two - When a puppet is hungry
Chapter three - The Great Puppet Theatre
Chapter four - The Cat and the Fox
Chapter five - The Blue-haired Fairy
Chapter six - In prison!
Chapter seven - At sea
Chapter eight - Pinocchio goes to school
Chapter nine - In the land of toys
Chapter ten - A good boy
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
