When Jack sells the family cow for five dried beans, his mother is furious. But overnight the beans sprout into a giant benstalk. Join Jack as he climbs the stalk... and discovers a dangerous world above the clouds.Series One titles are for children who have just started reading on their own, and are 48 pages (1000-1500 words) in length. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everday vocabulary.Typically, Series One books contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. Subjects include fables and fairytales, original contemporary fiction and quirky histories.