This is Book 2, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions.
[Text Information]
Readability | 82.14
Total word count | 24183
Words beyond 1500 | 1133
Unknown word percentage (%) | 4.69
Unknown headword occurrence | 3.25
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 64
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 193
[Synopsis]
Poor Geppetto carves a marionette and names it Pinocchio. Pinocchio wishes to become a real child. But like many children, he is naughty and often runs away from school. After many adventures, he is taken to the Land of Toys. There, he turns into a donkey. And at last, he falls into the belly of a big shark.
Can his wish be realized after all?
This book is rewritten from "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by the Italian author C. Collodi (1826 1890), published in 1880. It has been translated into over 240 languages worldwide and has been made into plays and films many times.