A retelling of the well-known story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Jack and the Beanstalk is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 535-word retelling of the popular fiction story is suitable for ages 6 - 7.

Jack and the Beanstalk features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary.

More literary language is used with more complex sentence structures.

More space is allowed for text than for pictures. Jack and the Beanstalk is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read.

The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).