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"The youngest son of a miller despairs when he is left a cat by his father. But this is no ordinary cat... It's Puss in Boots! A very crafty kitty, who will carry his master from rags to riches. An enchanting retelling of the classic Charles Perrault fairy tale."
2) Switched
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Fairy Tale Reform School volume 4
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Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.
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Once upon another time volume 1
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Lena has a problem: she is a twelve-year-old giant child, but she is still only the size of a human: rejected by the giant king, she and her enormous talking cat, Rufus, go down to the human world seeking some magic that will restore her to her rightful status; Jin is a twelve-year-old genie, not yet allowed his full powers, and at the moment tied, for two more wishes, to the Golden King, an annoying, nasty tyrant who has sent him on a quest--and...
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Whatever after volume 13
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Abby and Jonah take a trip through the magic mirror and finally end up in Jack and the beanstalk (which happens to be Jonah's favorite story ever)--but things soon start to go wrong, and the children have to try and set the tale right, even if it means trading their dog, Prince, for the magic beans, climbing the beanstalk (three times!), and reaching an amicable settlement with the giants (Magnus and Philippa, who are really quite nice), and the sneaky...
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Heroes in training volume 1
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When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt.
9) Golem
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Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
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A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
12) Calamity Jack
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In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.
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In the beloved tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack watches in amazement as his magic beans grow into a beanstalk that reaches beyond the clouds! Children will eagerly continue reading to see whether Jack can sneak past a hungry giant to rescue the golden harp. This title, retold in English and Spanish, is an excellent skill-builder for reading and foreign language comprehension. Between the covers of this 32-page book is a classic tale of magic,...
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AV² fiction readalong volume 41
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A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.
15) The magic beans
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Reading activities accompany this retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk."
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Mighty Jack volume 3
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Teaming up with new friend Zita the spacegirl, Jack and Lilly confront an army of dangerous giants and screeds ready to lay siege to Earth and determined to end all human life.
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Heroes in training volume 2
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"The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat, but they also have a problem: Poseidon can't swim and is terrified of the water (well, really of the creatures that lurk in its depths). The group faces danger after danger as they battle singing sirens, a fishy and ferocious Titan named Oceanus, and...
20) Africa screams
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Africa screams: Abbott and Costello hit the jungle trail in a silly safari.
Jack and the beanstalk: Abbott and Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for some magic beans.
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