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This beautifully illustrated picture book retells the story of Jack and his mother who are so poor, they have no food and not much hope... until Jack meets a strange little man with a handful of magic beans.
About the Author
Growing up in North West England and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon. Usborne. com
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