Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story
Book formats
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Hardcover No offers
Book short specifications
- Author
- Paul Fleischman
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Holt Books for Young Readers (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))
- Series
- Worldwide Stories
- Language
- english
- Release date
- April 23, 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-250-15177-3
- GTIN
- 9781250151773
- Age rating
- 4+
About
Drawing from African, Asian and European folklore Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story retells the classic fairy tale in a single narrative through multiple world cultures.
The story of a child confronting a man-eating giant or witch is told the world over. These heroes go by many names and might be normal in size or no bigger than a thumb. Though they're often scorned for being the youngest and smallest, they're well-armed with cleverness and courage.
In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and illustrator Julie Paschkis combine elements of this story from different traditions — Jack and the Beanstalk, Tom Thumb, Kihuo, Vasilisa — to create one narrative, one complete picture of a small boy's triumph.