Jack and the Meanstalk - Tapa dura

When a scientist named Jack takes some beans into his laboratory, a massive beanstalk sprouts overnight and breaks through the roof, attracting TV crews, fighter planes, a satellite, and even a menacing monster from space, in this fractured fairy tale.

ll color. When a scientist named Jack brings his garden into the laboratory, anything can happen--and does. Overnight, a massive beanstalk breaks through the roof, shooting for the sky and attracting the attention of television crews, fighter planes, a satellite, and even a space monster. Finally, the animals on earth decide enough is enough and gnaw at the beanstalk's roots, ending its threat to the world and all living creatures. "Wildsmith's vividly colored, double-page paintings embellish this simply told story that demonstrates how the importance of caring about the Earth and the potential danger of trying to improve on Mother Nature."--School Library Journal.