Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story

by Paul Fleischman

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250151775
• ISBN13: 9781250151773
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3