Jack already has the life of a poor farmer, but he starts to wonder how miserable his life can be after his father is stolen by giants. But it is not like he can do much. The giants took his father far away, and he has to climb a giant beanstalk to get to the giant world. Right when he is about to reach his father, a question pesters him. Will he ever get to his father? And if he does, he can get stolen again. Will life ever come back to normal?
Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk
By Liesl Shurtliff
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | S | 4.4 | 68088 |
Fairy tale fans will give a GIANT cheer for this funny retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk from the New York Times Bestselling author of Rump and Red!
All his life, Jack has longed for an adventure, so when giants turn up in the neighbor's cabbage patch, he is thrilled! Soon Jack is chasing them to a land beyond the clouds, with his little sister, Annabella, in tow. The kingdom of giants is full of super-sized fun: puddings to swim in, spoons to use as catapults, monster toads to carry off pesky little sisters. . . .
But Jack and Annabella are on a mission. The king of the giants has taken something that belongs to them, and they’ll do anything—even dive into a smelly tureen of green bean soup—to get it back.
“Liesl Shurtliff has the uncanny ability to make magical worlds feel utterly real, and the best part is: you don’t even need a beanstalk to visit them.” —Tim Federle, author of Better Nate than Ever
"A delightful story of family, perseverance, and courage." —Booklist
All his life, Jack has longed for an adventure, so when giants turn up in the neighbor's cabbage patch, he is thrilled! Soon Jack is chasing them to a land beyond the clouds, with his little sister, Annabella, in tow. The kingdom of giants is full of super-sized fun: puddings to swim in, spoons to use as catapults, monster toads to carry off pesky little sisters. . . .
But Jack and Annabella are on a mission. The king of the giants has taken something that belongs to them, and they’ll do anything—even dive into a smelly tureen of green bean soup—to get it back.
“Liesl Shurtliff has the uncanny ability to make magical worlds feel utterly real, and the best part is: you don’t even need a beanstalk to visit them.” —Tim Federle, author of Better Nate than Ever
"A delightful story of family, perseverance, and courage." —Booklist
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780385755795
ISBN-10: 0385755791
Published on 4/14/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (6)
Really funny can't wait to read the rest of the series
Its a nice book it tells the whole fantasy story all over again just with more creative ideas. I recommend this book for almost everyone but mostly fourth fifth sixth graders.
I want to read this sooo bad!!!! I read rump and loved it sooo much. and I can't wait to ead this one!!!!
I really want to read this book and Rump, my friend keeps telling me I should read them!
I love this author overall. He unique writing style of taking fairytales and making them into something that any age could enjoy is very cool. I think one of the issues of writing like that is that you still have to keep the storyline of the fairytale. Shurtliff definetly got that down pat. In the story, Jack's family is poor. One day, they wake up to see their crops gone. They all think it's nothing, except for a weird guy who thinks it was giants. Nobody believes him but it happens again, this time in the day. Jack's father is taken away by a big arm. Jack trades his only cow to the weird old person for some magic beans. Jack and his little sister go on a mission to save their father, and maybe find out more about giants then they ever meant to in the process.
The author of this is a girl not a boy...