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Jack and the Beanstalk
By Tavares, Matt
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76362-124-7
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
K-Gr 3 This witty, elegant retelling of the beloved English fairy tale, originally published in 1908 in "The Old Nursery Stories", uses rich language to depict an endearing, if lazy, neer-do-well who turns folly into triumph. Into the traditional story Nesbit injects clever details that make the setting vivid and bring the characters to life. Jacks cottage had dormer windows and green shutters whose hinges were so rusty that the shutters wouldnt shut. Jack had taken some of them to make a raft with. The narrative is fairly tru...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
