Jack and the Beanstalk / Juan y Los frijoles mágicos by Carol Ottolenghi & illustrated by Guy Porfirio

 


Jack and the Beanstalk / Juan y Los frijoles mágicos by Carol Ottolenghi & illustrated by 

Guy Porfirio 

  • Traditional Literature 

  • Grade: Kinder - 2nd Grade

  • Awards: Brighter Child Keepsake Story Collection


 Summary:


This book is about a poor boy, Jack, and his mom who sends him to town to sell their cow for food. Before Jack reaches the town, he trades his cow for five magic beans. Jack’s mom is very angry and throws the beans out the window. To his surprise, the beans were magic and a giant beanstalk grew. Jack climbs to the top of the beanstalk where a giant woman tells him to hide so her giant husband doesn’t eat him. Jack steals the giant’s gold and returns home. His mother is very pleased so Jack climbs the beanstalk twice more and steals a golden egg laying goose and a golden harp. The giant awakes as Jack tries to escape and chases him down the beanstalk. Jack chops the beanstalk down just in time and the giant falls to his death. Jack and his mother live happily ever after with the gold, goose, and harp. 


Evaluation:

This book is a good example of traditional literature. It is a retold tale. Jack and the Beanstalk or Juan y Los frijoles mágicos is a bilingual book where the story is told in English and Spanish. I would use this book in my classroom because it would be a great resource for ESL learners who are new to English. They could read the story in Spanish next to the English translation. This would help the students with reading comprehension if there were words that they couldn't understand. In addition, this book has some great illustrations that go well with the text. The grade level of this book would be Kindergarten to Second Grade. In the classroom, Jack and the Beanstalk/ Juan y Los frijoles mágicos would be useful for units about plot structure because students should be able to identify the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of this story. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

Image
  Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech Fiction Grades: 3rd - 5th Awards: Bluebonnet 2019-2020 Summary: Saving Winslow is a story about a boy named Louis and a newborn donkey named Winslow. One day, Louis' father brought Winslow home and Louis developed a deep connection with the donkey. Winslow was small and sickly and Louis did not have the best record for nurturing little animals, but he was determined to help Winslow survive. Louis began to form a deep connection with Winslow which distracted him from missing his brother who was serving in the army. Louis' neighbor, Nora, also deeply cares for Winslow, but she has suffered the loss of her baby brother and dog so she does not have faith that the sick donkey will survive. Winslow grows stronger and even gets in trouble for braying loudly until everyone discovers he was trying to bring attention to the crying baby. Winslow becomes ready to go back to Louis' uncle Pete's farm, but Louis doesn't want him to go. An animal c
Read more

Music Everywhere! by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, & Cynthia Pon

Image
  Music Everywhere! by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, & Cynthia Pon  Nonfiction Grades: Pre-K - Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Awards: None Summary: Music Everywhere! is a book about children who love music. The children make music by stomping, clapping, singing, and clapping. The children make music using lots of different instruments. The instruments are played in many ways like shaking, whistling, strumming, and thumping. The children think it's fun to play and perform and they can use music to show different moods. The children can play music in school, at home, or in their neighborhoods. The book ends by saying music brings people all over the world together and the children love it. Evaluation: Music Everywhere! would be a fun book to use in my classroom. This is an informational book on the Humanities. Music Everywhere! focuses on music and would be great for engaging students’ curiosity on the topic. This book provides a brief text with uncomplicated illustrations th
Read more

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert

Image
  Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert  Poetry  Grades: Pre-K - K, 1st - 2nd  Awards: A Horn Book Fanfare List Selection, An IRA-CBC Teacher’s Choice, and A Redbook Children’s Picturebook Award Winner Summary:     Feathers for Lunch is an example of narrative poetry. This poem tells the story of a mischievous cat that escapes his house. He goes on the hunt for a wild lunch. The cat prowls the streets for different birds like the American Robin, Blue Jay, House Wren, and many more. The birds whistle a warning to each other and escape the cat’s clutches by flying away. All the cat catches are feathers for lunch. Evaluation:      I would use Feathers for Lunch in my classroom because this book meets the criteria for a good poem. The illustrations reflect the content of the piece which can be seen through the depictions of the birds flying high in the trees and communicating with one another through whistles and chirping as they narrowly escape the cat’s claw. In addition, this poem gives ch
Read more