Jack and the Beanstalk

Grade

Grade 3

Author

English folk tale (versions by Benjamin Tabart and Joseph Jacobs)

First published

1807 (Tabart); 1890 (Jacobs)

CEC adaptation of a traditional tale, with versions first published in 1807 and 1890, adapted into three reading levels.

Jack trades the family cow for a handful of beans, and his mother is not pleased. But the beans grow into a giant stalk that reaches high into the clouds, where a giant keeps his treasures. The tale is full of risk, quick thinking, and surprises.