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Beauty and the Beast

Book Description
This beloved old French fairy tale has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years. Beauty, as you may recall, is the youngest daughter of a devoted father who has fallen on hard times. Returning from a journey, he picks a rose for his daughter, enraging the owner of the rosebush, the fearsome boarlike Beast who inhabits a nearby castle. As payment for the rose, Beauty must leave her family and res... More
Book Information
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (18 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100399257314
ISBN-13978-0399257315
Publication Date12/08/2011
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About Jan Brett (Author, Illustrator) : With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she g... more
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11/17/2009 jacklyn curb said:
The classic tale of Beauty that is traded for her father’s place in a Beast’s castle, and whom ultimately falls in love with the Beast. The story’s linear plot is not as scary as some interpretations. The story is a happily ever after, love conquers all, conventional type story. Every characte... more

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