Jack and the Beanstalk

Genre: Traditional Literature

Title: Jack and the Beanstalk

Author: retold by Dr. Alvin Granowsky

Illustrator: Linda Graves
Awards: N/A

Age Range: 6-10 Years Old

Summary: Jack and his mother live alone in the country. Jack's mother told him to go sell their cow so they would have money to eat, but instead, he traded the cow for some beans. From the beans, grew a big beanstalk!! Jack, who was curious, climbed up the stalk to find a giant's house. A woman answered the door to Jack and fed him since he was hungry. When the man giant walked into the room Jack quickly hid because he sounded angry. The man fell asleep after counting his gold coins, so Jack took this opportunity to steal the coins! He took the money back to his mom, but when the coins ran out he went back to visit the giants hoping to find more money. In the end, Jack got greedy and stole a golden harp from the giants which helped Jack and his mom live a great life.

Evaluation: This book would be good students in grades 1st through 5th. I would use this book because it is a fun story that the students would enjoy. In addition, the book also tells the story through the point of view of the giants so we could read both books. If both books are read, then we could compare and contrast them. Also, I would teach about greed and how it is bad to steal from others.

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