Geppetto finds a piece of wood that can talk! He uses the wood to make a puppet and then the adventures for both Geppetto and his puppet Pinocchio begin. As Pinocchio explores life and the world he meets a talking cricket robbers a blue fairy donkeys and a whale. They all work together to teach him how to act correctly as a real boy.

Young Learners Classic Readers provide beginning English-language learners enjoyable and easy reading practice of famous stories from around the world. Young English-language learners will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency with the easy-to-read adaptations included in this varied collection of well-known tales for children.

Each story includes:
• A short introduction
• A picture gallery of characters
• A story including full-color illustrations and highlighted dialog for easy recognition of spoken language
• A short playlet
• A word list with pictures
• Audio recordings