Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated)

Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated) PDF Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher: The Planet
ISBN: 1909115487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Jack the Giant Killer is the famous English fairy tale about a brave lad slaying hideous giants. Color illustrations by Hugh Thomson.

Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated)

Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated) PDF Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher: The Planet
ISBN: 1909115487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Book Description
Jack the Giant Killer is the famous English fairy tale about a brave lad slaying hideous giants. Color illustrations by Hugh Thomson.

The Giant-Slayer

The Giant-Slayer PDF Author: Iain Lawrence
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0440239710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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A girl’s imagination transports polio-afflicted kids into a fantastic world. The spring of 1955 tests Laurie Valentine’s gifts as a storyteller. After her friend Dickie contracts polio and finds himself confined to an iron lung, Laurie visits him in the hospital. There she meets Carolyn and Chip, two other kids trapped inside the breathing machines. Laurie’s first impulse is to flee, but Dickie begs her to tell them a story. And so Laurie begins her tale of Collosso, a rampaging giant, and Jimmy, a tiny boy whose destiny is to become a slayer of giants. As Laurie embellishes her tale with gnomes, unicorns, gryphons, and other fanciful creatures, Dickie comes to believe that he is a character in her story. Little by little Carolyn, Chip, and other kids who come to listen, recognize counterparts as well. Laurie’s tale is so powerful that when she’s prevented from continuing it, Dickie, Carolyn, and Chip take turns as narrators. Each helps bring the story of Collosso and Jimmy to an end—changing the lives of those in the polio ward in startling ways.

Jack the Giant-Killer and Beauty & the Beast - The Banbury Cross Series

Jack the Giant-Killer and Beauty & the Beast - The Banbury Cross Series PDF Author: Grace Rhys
Publisher: Pook Press
ISBN: 1446533204
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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The Banbury Cross Series was a collection of 12 volumes of books edited by Grace Rhys and published in London by Dent in the 1890s. Each book is attractively illustrated with full page and partial page pen and ink drawings in a classic Art Nouveau style by leading artists of the era. This title, Jack the Giant-Killer and Beauty & the Beast is accompanied by the sophisticated black and white open line work of Bell. His drawings perfectly convey the wickedness of the giant and the gentleness and compassion of Beauty. About the Illustrator: Robert Anning Bell (1863 - 1933) was an English artist and painter. He and a group of fellow artist-craftsmen brought about the last bloom of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. As well as painting in oil and watercolour, he also worked in stained glass and mosaic. Bell's illustrations are close in style to his contemporary Charles Ricketts. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer PDF Author: Richard Doyle
Publisher: Everyman's Library
ISBN: 0375712275
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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The story of Jack, the intrepid boy whose courage and ingenuity defeated a host of many-headed giants, has been told to children for hundreds of years. In 1842, when he was just 18, Richard Doyle, whose natural talent for draftsmanship was matched by imaginative invention and a passion for legend and the grotesque, created a picture-book version of Jack the Giant Killer, with hand-written text and a watercolor within a pictorial border decorating every page. It has remained one of the most beloved versions of this timeless tale. In this new Everyman's edition, Doyle's vivid, wonderfully engaging illustrations have been enlarged and the text has been given greater legibility. It is a book that will satisfy both the child's delight in scariness, wonder, and magic, and the collector's pleasure in classic Victorian illustration.

Jack the Giant Killer In Modern English (Translated)

Jack the Giant Killer In Modern English (Translated) PDF Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher: KidLit-O Press
ISBN: 1621076539
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Book Description
Joseph Jacobs’ fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a retelling of one of Jacobs’ most beloved stories: Jack the Giant Killer. This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more Jacobs’ stories. KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids! From reimagined classics to history books, there's something for everyone here!

Jack of Kinrowan

Jack of Kinrowan PDF Author: Charles de Lint
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312869595
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Book Description
Jacky Rowan is hurtled into the land of Faerie and is hailed as a trickster hero destined to save the Elven Courts.

The Allies' Fairy Book - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The Allies' Fairy Book - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham PDF Author: Edmund Gosse
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473384044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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The Allies’ Fairy Book contains a selection of traditional fairy tales from the participants of World War One – compiled and edited by Edmund Gosse in 1916. It includes the tales of: ‘Jack the Giant Killer’ (English); ‘The Battle of the Birds’ (Scottish); ‘Lludd and Llevelys’ (Welsh); ‘The Sleeping Beauty (French); ‘Cesarino and the Dragon’ (Italian); ‘What came of picking flowers’ (Portuguese); ‘The Tongue-Cut Sparrow’ (Japanese); ‘Frost’ (Russian); ‘The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens’ (Serbian), and many more. The book further contains a series of dazzling colour and black-and-white illustrations – by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War), Rackham’s artistry is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text of the ‘Allied Fairy Book’, his illustrations further refine and elucidate Gosse’s carefully compiled anthology. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.

Jack the Giant Killer and Other Stories

Jack the Giant Killer and Other Stories PDF Author: Vic Parker
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482430827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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The first English edition of The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment was published in the early 1700s—and its tales are still being told today! “The Third Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor” introduces readers to a story from halfway around the world, showcasing centuries-old South Asian culture. Joined with the classic tale of “Jack the Giant Killer,” "Jorinda and Jorindel," "Tamlane," and "The Twelve Brothers," readers are drawn into chilling, eerie fairy tales that include lots of magic and wonder. Dark, haunting images and illustrations complement each story and help readers explore these scary fairy tales and their own imaginations.

Three Classic Children's Stories

Three Classic Children's Stories PDF Author: James Kevin Donnelly
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 9780764955464
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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Puts a new twist on three classic fairy tales, as Little Red, her grandmother, and the woodcutter are rewarded, Jack taunts the last remaining giant in Cornwall, and Omoline, the miller's daughter, toys with the ugly little man who wants to take her child.

Jack the Giant Killer in Modern English

Jack the Giant Killer in Modern English PDF Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781490433936
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Joseph Jacobs' fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a retelling of one of Jacobs' most beloved stories: Jack the Giant Killer.This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more Jacobs' stories.KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids! From reimagined classics to history books, there's something for everyone here!