In "Jack and the Beanstalk," a adventurous young boy named Jack trades his family's cow for magical beans that grow into a towering beanstalk reaching high into the clouds. Curious and brave, Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant's castle filled with treasures and wonders. However, he must be quick and clever to escape the giant, who is not pleased to have an intruder. As Jack navigates this fantastical world, he learns valuable lessons about courage, resourcefulness, and the importance of home. The tale culminates in daring escapes and ultimately leads to a surprising transformation in Jack's fortunes. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: All Aboard Reading, All Aboard Reading Super Why .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-kindergarten.
This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.
There are 22 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Grosset & Dunlap .
Ellie O'Ryan has written more than 175 books for children, ranging from board books to YA novels. She lives in North Carolina with her family. From the internationally successful writing team Angela Santomero and Todd Kessler.
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
