This is the theatre company that I used to work for in the UK. They specialise in community based theatre projects with young people and more recently have been doing a lot of work internationally
This is a great resource for finding out how professionals have integrated puppetry into theatre.
Puppetry
Puppetry is an ancient form of storytelling. Puppetry can take many forms but usually involves the animation of inanimate objects. The National Theatre has a history of working with puppets and puppeteers, most notably the Handspring Puppet Company on War Horse.