One day, Jack trades his only cow for some magic beans. When he gets home, his mother is so angry that she throws the beans out of the window. To their surprise, a huge beanstalk grows way up into the sky. Jack is a brave boy, so he decides to climb up the beanstalk and finds a very large castle at the top. But there is a giant who eats little boys in the castle. When Jack discovers the giant stole his father’s gold coins, golden hen, and magic harp, he knows he must try to get them back! But how? The Reading House series of graded readers leads children to enjoy classic tales from around the world in English. The stories introduce basic structures and common vocabulary regularly recycled for easy acquisition. With the aid of catchy songs, character cards, and a pop-up stage, students will learn to interpret these famous tales through reader’s theater. Read, sing, and act with our best-selling series of over 20 years!