Puppets and marionettes are intriguing for all ages, as well as educational. Educational?
— Well, a pirate opens up the fascination of history, sailing, oceanography, literature and just good fun playacting. It also can begin a lesson on acting, entertainment and the Renaissance. A marionette is an encyclopedia of unschooling information.
— These wooden marionettes are skillfully dressed for creative, imaginative play. They are approximately 15 inches tall, excluding the strings. The marionette comes in a window presentation box.
— “My son and I spent a whole day playing games, making up stories, and at one point, we even read part of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island … the marionette playing all the pirate parts while Danny and I did the voices. Arrgh,” explained Susan Kentac of Marin, Calif.