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Kate and the Beanstalk (Anne Schwartz Books)

by Mary Pope Osborne

Kate and the Beanstalk (Anne Schwartz Books) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum'un,
I smell the blood of an Englishwoman.
Be she alive or be she dead,
I'll grind her bones to make my bread.

Mary Pope Osborne's funny, magical retelling of the favorite tale and Giselle Potter's enchanting illustrations feature a new and inspiring heroine named Kate for today's audience. Readers will cheer on this resourceful, gutsy girl as she outsmarts the famously greedy giant.

Review:

"Kate (instead of Jack) trades her family's cow for magic beans and climbs the beanstalk to find a kingdom in the clouds. PW's starred review said it 'puts a fresh face on an old favorite.' All ages." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"The dizzying perspectives seen from the beanstalk are exaggerated by text that becomes bigger and bolder with Kate's ascent and descent....One of the most lasting and popular of all fairytales, this retelling will make a popular addition to all collections." School Library Journal

Review:

"Fee, fi, fo — fun!" Booklist
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416908180
Author:
Osborne, Mary Pope
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Illustrator:
Potter, Giselle
Author:
Potter, Giselle
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Humorous Retelling
Subject:
Folklore -- England.
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
B221
Series:
Anne Schwartz Books
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
11.86x7.50x.16 in. .39 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
4-8
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