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Loading... The Giant and the Beanstalkby Diane Stanley
None. This is a colorful picture book with outstanding illustrations. This story is a version of the typical jack and the beanstalk but with a little twist. A young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to save his hen but meets other 'Jacks' from other nursery rhymes along the way. (  ) mmgomez1 | Mar 12, 2012 |  Summary: Otto is the giant who lives in the sky and his pet chicken is stolen by a human. He climbs down the beanstalk to get his chicken back. He finds out that it is Jack that stole his chicken and he sets out to find him. He keeps finding the wrong Jack; he is finding all of them from other nursery rhymes. He finally finds the right Jack and gets his chicken back. Personal reaction: I really liked this story. It was a familiar story with several new twists. And of course I loved the happy ending. Classroom extension: 1. I would have students write their own story based on a well-known nursery rhyme. 2. I would have the class draw illustrations for this story or the one they wrote. sharlamccall | Oct 30, 2011 | There was a nice giant that one day bought a magic hen that could lay golden eggs. A human named Jack stole it so the giant went down the beanstalk to find it! He had quite an adventure but he found Jack and got his hen back and went back up the beanstalk. Jack cut down the beanstalk and never stole anything from the giant again. This was a very humorous twist on Jack and the Beanstalk. The Giant was innocent and I'm glad Jack did not get away with stealing like in the original version. This book would be great to share when learning how to compare and contrast different points of view. You can also have fun with nursery rhymes because there are several that are hinted to in the book. (  ) LeilaniKTaylor | Mar 23, 2011 | Diane Stanley has a fun version of the familiar tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this version, Otto the giant travels down the beanstalk to reclaim his missing hen. Once on the ground his search begins for the right Jack. Students will enjoy seeing familiar story time characters interact with each other. This story reminded me of the Jolly Postman book from the mid 1980's, also the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods" which I saw this spring in Boston. This version of the Giant and the Beanstalk would be perfect to share as a read aloud at the end of a fairy tale/ folk tale unit so that students would already have the background knowledge of several stories. (  ) nancyjensen | May 13, 2010 | A young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to rescue his beloved hen and meets other Jacks from various nursery rhymes along the way. Neat book! victoriawatson | Mar 29, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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