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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Jack and the Beanstalk

Bibliographic Information: Galdone, P. (1974) Jack and the Beanstalk. New York: Houghton Mifflin/Clarion books

Annotation: This the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack is to go to the market to buy a fat goose but returns with magic beans. A beanstalk grows and Jack is contronted by a giant. Jack must outsmart the giant in order to have a fortune for his mother.

Genre: Picturebook/Folktale

Grade Level: Nursery-2

Readers who will like this book: Children who enjoy folktales or traditional Jack and the Beanstalk stories.

Response/Rating: I enjoyed this version of the story. The illustrations were dark and outdated. 3

Classroom questions: Have you heard of this story? Do you know any of the characters? Does this story have a meaning? What is the same or different from what you read before? What do you think would happen next in the story?

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