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Jack and the Beanstalk
By Garner, Alan & Heller, Julek
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38530-693-5
- Publisher
- New York : Doubleday Book for Young Readers, c1992.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1992
K-Gr 4 A grand retelling of this tale. In the end, when the giant crashes to the ground, "dead as a doornail," Jack quips "That's reckoned him up, . . . rump and stump, it has. Rump and stump.' " For all the vigorous use of language, Garner does not embroider the story. It is shorter and sparer in detail than many versions. Heller's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
