"Jack and the Beanstalk" is a classic fairy tale that follows a young boy named Jack who lives with his poor mother. One day, he trades their only cow for a handful of magical beans. When the beans are planted, they grow into a towering beanstalk that reaches into the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant's castle, where he encounters treasures and danger. He steals gold, a magical harp, and a goose that lays golden eggs, but must escape the fierce giant. Ultimately, Jack's adventures lead to newfound wealth and a better life for him and his mother. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: My Classic Stories, My Favourite Fairy Tales .
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 2015 by Hacche Retail Ltd .
Based in a studio in the centre of Leeds, BRUNO MERZ has a background in animation and experience in illustrating greetings cards. Today however, he spends most of his time focusing on illustrating children's books and is represented by art agency Advocate Art. QED's The Secret Garden and My Friend the Weather Monster are just some of the titles that showcase his superb designs.
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
