In "Jack and the Beanstalk," a young boy named Jack trades his family's cow for magical beans that sprout into a towering beanstalk overnight. Curiosity leads him to climb the beanstalk, where he discovers a giant's castle in the sky. Inside, he encounters a fierce giant, but also treasures beyond his dreams. Jack steals golden eggs and a magical harp, all the while evading the giant’s wrath. Ultimately, Jack descends the beanstalk, cuts it down, and frees himself from the giant’s threat. This classic tale of adventure, bravery, and cleverness illustrates the rewards of daring to dream. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Classics Illustrated Junior .
There are 32 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 2009 by Classic Comic Store Ltd .
Dik Browne is best known for writing and drawing Hi and Lois and Hagar The Horrible.
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
