In "Jack and the Beanstalk," a young boy named Jack lives with his mother in a humble cottage. After selling their cow for a handful of magic beans, Jack's life changes forever when the beans grow into a towering beanstalk that reaches up to the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Jack discovers a giant's castle filled with treasures and wonders, but he also faces danger from the fierce giant. As Jack navigates this new world, he must use his cleverness and bravery to outsmart the giant, ultimately bringing back wealth to his mother and changing their lives for the better. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Come Alive Stories .
There are 24 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2013 by Yellow Door .
Sue Hendra graduated from the University of Brighton in 1994 and has been working as an illustrator of children's books since then. Sue lives in Brighton with her partner and daughter.
This book contains the following story:
Jack and the Beanstalk
˜Fee fie fo fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread'. Lazy Jack lives with his poor mother in a little shack. They are so poor that one day she sends Jack off to market to sell their cow so they can buy food. On the way to market Jack meets a stranger who persuades him to part with the cow for some magic beans. When Jack returns home with no cow and no money his mother is furious and throws the beans out of the window. The next morning the two awake to find that a huge beanstalk has gronw from the beans. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a new land at the top complete with a castle and a very grumpy giant. Whilst the giant is asleep Jack steals a hen that lays golden eggs. On a second trip he steals bags of money. On the third trip he tries to steal a golden harp, but the harp calls for its master and the giant wakes up and follows Jack down the beanstalk. As soon as Jack reaches the ground, he sets to work to chop
