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The Very Best Fairy Tales of Joseph Jacobs for the Modern Reader (Translated)
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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 collection of the very best known works of Joseph Jacobs in modern English!
All the classic tales are here (including: Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack the Giant Killer, the Story of the Three Bears, Chicken Little, and Rumpelstiltskin)
This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more of Jacobs’ stories.
KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids! From reimagined classics to history books, there's something for everyone here!
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