Jill finds herself in a story-world of magicians and dragons and floating castles and the most gruesome giant of all time. She finds good Jack, bad Jack and good-for-nothing Jack but not the one she is looking for.
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Gr 2-4-A series of tales about famous Jacks in fairy tales is woven together by Old Mother Greenwood and a girl named Jill who is looking for Jack. She carries a sack with objects that are supposed to help her find him. Old Mother Greenwood tells Jill, "they're all called Jack," and tries to help her sort out which Jack she is seeking: her son Jack, Uncle Jack, or Grandfather Jack. One by one the items in the sack lead to stories including "The King of the Herrings," "Daft Jack," "The Magic Castle and the Apples of Immortality," "Jack and the Golden Snuffbox," and "Jack and the Giant Killer." These folktales are aptly retold, fast paced, and just right for reading aloud or independently. The story of Jill and her quest serves as a clever thread weaving each of the stories together in a way that is accessible to a wide range of young readers.
Susan M. Moore, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3-5. Doherty, with her masterly touch, has made one continuous story of the many Jacks we know: from Jack the Giant Killer to Jack and the Beanstalk to Lazy Jack. It all starts with a girl named Jill coming to the door of the cottage where Mother Greenwood lives. Jill is looking for Jack, but which one? Uncle Jack? Son Jack? Great-grandfather Jack? Jill carries a bag of story items: a ball, a herring skeleton, some beans; and as she offers them to Mother Greenwood, each elicits a Jack story. A cat with moon and star markings has a place in some of these stories, as does Jill herself. Children who recognize these tales will delight in their interweaving; children who don't can simply let the sparkling, silvery language transport them. GraceAnne DeCandido
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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ONE DAY A GIRL WAS WALKING through the forest and she came upon an old woman sweeping leaves outside the door of a cottage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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ONE DAY A GIRL WAS WALKING through the forest and she came upon an old woman sweeping leaves outside the door of a cottage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden castle, magic castle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mother Greenwood, Jack the Giant Killer, Old Feller, Daft Jack New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Granny Was a Buffer Girl by Berlie Doherty in Back Matter
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