Jak and the Magic Nano-beans: A Graphic Novel (Far Out Fairy Tales)

Jak lives in a post-apocalyptic Earth that is mostly evacuated. The space elevator that humans used to evacuate is still there, but it hasn't worked in years. When the Scrap Collector comes to collect Jak's beloved robot Cow, he offers her an alternative. Use some nano-beans to upgrade Cow, go to the long abandoned hub at the top of the space elevator where Scrap believes there are more nano-beans to be had, bring them back to Scrap and Cow can be hers. Jak decides to give it a shot, but no one is prepared for what is really in the space elevator.Definitely the most imaginative Jack and the Beanstalk retelling I've ever come across. The space elevator replaces the bean stalk. A robot replaces the cow. And a huge space monster replaces the giant. As for the treasures Jak finds, I'll leave that up to you to find out when you read it. Very creative. I liked this dystopian space monster tale much better than the original fairy tale. Some of the text was a little challenging because one of the characters has a single word vocabulary (kind of like Groot) but I do like that the back of the book has a section on how to use context clues to figure out what is meant each time it says something. If you're comparing different tellings of Jack and the Beanstalk, this would be a very fun retelling to include. Also great pick for scifi middle grade fans.Notes on content: Some kids may find the worm-like monster with tentacles and lots of teeth a little scary. It is only trying to eat robots mostly though. It gets swept out into space eventually.

Probably our favorite of all these graphic novels. It's done so well and smart and beautifully illustrated. My son loves them all. He especially loves the comparison of the old story and this version of the story at the end and the questions.

These books are amazing. My 8 year old daughter doesn't love reading like I did when I was her age, but with these books, she will sit and read and re-read them all. I'm very impressed with her interest in reading now.

This item was exactly as described and was delivered promptly!

Now, this is fuel for my Far Out Fairy Tales obsession. Jak, a girl in this version with a very funky hairdo, has been told by her internet obsessed mother (well, her avatar anyway) that she has to sell her best friend Cow, a robot, for parts to the scrap man. The scrap man makes a deal with Jak to save Cow and possibly even the planet, but it means a trip to the space station at the top of the elevator to Cloud Kingdom to find some magic nano-beans.Jak and Cow actually have personalities!! Naturally Jak’s mother’s avatar looks nothing like her and she calls at the most inconvenient times, which was part of the humour of the story for me. There’s a monstrosity of a space octopus type creature that stands in for the giant in the original fairy tale.The most fun of all was the use of the word scrap, which will never be the same after you read this graphic novel. My favourite was “Holy Scrap!”, although “What the scrap?!” also deserves a mention.The illustrations were just as fun as the story, with Jak’s personality coming alive with her expressions. The different colours used for the locations helped set the tone for each part of the story.This story had a bit of everything I look for in a graphic novel - characters with personalities, adventure, humour, danger and some good ol’ quirky bits. There weren’t any boring sections in the story and I followed along without having to reread sections to work out what I missed. I’d happily reread this one!

My kids love these.

My daughter loves these books. They are fun and it is fun to find the original fairy tale themes in them.

Me gustó mucho la adaptación del cuento tradicional!.. Pero sobre todo por el arte de Omar Lozano! 😍!!.Cuiden más el envío Amazon!.. Sobre todo en comics, tienden a llegar con las esquinas dobladas! 😕

Another one for the kids collection, they really enjoy reading them!