Title: Jack and the Beanstalk
Author: Richard Walker
Illustrator: Niamh Sharkey
Genre: Traditional Literature (Fairy Tale)
Major Awards: N/A
Age Group: 6-7 years old
The story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Richard Walker tells the story of a young boy named Jack and the events that follow when he receives magic beans. Jack and his mom didn't have a lot of money but they never minded, until one day they had no food. Jack's mom told him that he would need to go into town the next morning to sell their cow Daisy at the market. Along the way, Jack runs into a man that is interested in trading 6 magic beans for his cow daisy. Jack being that he loves magic, agrees to the trade. When Jack returns home with the beans, his mom is furious and throws the beans out the window. That night right outside of Jacks window a huge beanstalk appeared that touched the clouds. When Jack saw the beanstalk he decided to climb up and see what was there. When Jack got to the top he saw a big castle and knocked on the door to see if anyone was there. A little old woman appeared and told Jack to "Go Away", but when Jack explained he was hungry the old woman let him in. While in the house, Jack learned that the house belonged to a giant, and that the giant owned a goose that laid golden eggs and a gold harp that played beautiful music. When the giant went to sleep Jack climbed down the beanstalk with a stack of the giants gold coins and the old women and goose wanted to come with him too. It wasn't until Jack went to go get the golden harp that the giant woke up, and he wasn't happy. Luckily in the end Jack, his mom, the old women, the goose, and the harp got away safely.
Jack and the Beanstalk is a fun book that would make a nice edition to any 1st-2nd grade library. If I were to incorporate the book into a lesson it could be used in a language arts and science integration lesson where the students can have the opportunity to grow their own "beanstalks", and as they are watching their beanstalks grow they can write about if they were Jack would they have climbed up the beanstalk?
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