Things Are Looking Up, Jack

By Dan Bar-el

All is not right in the land of Mother Goose. People and things keep falling down and it is not merely coincidental. There is trouble afoot. It is up to King Jack and his sister Princess Jill to get... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551432781
• ISBN13: 9781551432786
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

very funny

I bought this book for my four year old son as the author is his preschool teacher. As it turned out he was to young for it so I ended up reading it for myself and really, really enjoyed it. Bar-el itegrates Mother Goose nursery rhymes arround themes like "falling down" and "good/evil" in such a way that they become connected as small parts of a whole new story without loosing their original context. He plays with the recurring elaments of nursery rhymes and fairy tales such as names, fantasy and happy endings in order to maintain a similar structure for his own story. In short, it is witty, creative and funny. Apropiate for older children and adults of all ages. I highly recomend it and will keep an eye open for any new titles by Dan Bar-el.