JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

Title: Jack and the Beanstalk
Author: Steven Kellogg
Genre: Myths/Legend
Summary: There once was a widow and her son Jack. The widow and her son had a cow that they needed to sell in order to get money. So Jack took the cow to town and met a butcher. The butcher asked Jack what he was doing? Jack told him that he was going to market to sell the cow. The butcher was very happy to greet Jack and told him that it was his lucky day. The butcher pulled out 5 beans from his pocket. The butcher said that he would be happy to exchange the beans for Jack's cow. The butcher told Jack that they were special beans, and if he planted them over night, in the morning he would find something very special. So Jack agreed and took the beans and went home and showed his mom. She was not very happy. She threw the beans right out the window. The next day when Jack awoke, he saw a huge plant that reached all the way to the sky. Jack was in for a real treat when he goes to the top of the beanstalk.
Characters: Jack, the widow(mom), the giant, the cow, the butcher, the harp.
Comments: This was a fun book that was read during our "Plant" theme. The children enjoyed thinking about what was going to happen. It's a very magical story with a great moral at the end.
Grade level: Kindergarten-3rd grade.