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	Teague, Mark. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK AND THE FRENCH FRIES  New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017 IL K-3 ISBN 9780545914314
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries by Mark Teague will have you laughing out loud as you relive the memories of the fairy tale with a modern, “fast food” twist. When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of beans, he finds out quickly that eating beans for every meal is not a fun diet. In the town, he becomes known as the “bean kid.” When he climbs the beanstalk to escape an angry mob of townspeople, he encounters a giant who is just as tired of eating beans! Together, Jack and the Giant plant a vegetable garden which requires patience to gather the crops. Eventually, carrots, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and asparagus – in large quantities (size and number) is harvested. Jack’s mom cooks a feast of nutritious foods, but the town favorite was the French fries. (Prepared by: Virginia Catoe, South Carolina Department of Education, Early Learning and Literacy vcatoe@ed.sc.gov for South Carolina Book Award)
	SUBJECTS:    Humorous stories.                         Beans -- Fiction.                         Magic -- Fiction.                         Giants -- Fiction.

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