Jack Y Los Frijoles Magicos: La Novela Grafica

Brief Description: Series statement from publisher's website. Brief Description: Includes discussion questions and writing prompts. Brief Description: Cuando Jack vende la vaca de la familia a cambio de unos frijoles magicos, su madre no esta nada contenta. Sin embargo, pronto los frijoles se convierten en una empinada planta que lleva a un castillo lleno de oro y otros tesoros. Si Jack logra rehuirle al gigante que come gente, su familia sera rica!

Contributor Bio:  Andersen, Hans Christian Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer who gained fame with his fairy tales, such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid," which were cleverly written to disguise the tales' sophisticated moral teachings. Contributor Bio:  Hoena, Blake A Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parent s house and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake s pesky younger brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Since graduating, Blake has written more than forty books for children, including retellings of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he s working on graphic novels for Sports Illustrated Kids and writing stories about superheroes. Contributor Bio:  Tercio, Ricardo Ricardo Tercio is a freelance illustrator from Lisbon, Portugal. He co-founded a production company and has made animation and videos for some of the top Portuguese musicians. Tercio also illustrated for large companies such as Hasbro toys. In 2007, he illustrated his first comic, Spider-Man Fairy Tales #1, for Marvel.