Bibliography
Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982.
Great children's novel about the adventures of an orphan named Sophie and a giant called The BFG.
DePaola, Tomie. Fin M'Coul: the giant of Knockmany Hill. New York: Holiday House, 1981.
This story is great for comparing and contrasting characteristics and qualiti[]es of giants.
Kellogg, Steven. Jack and the beanstalk. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.
Great for background knowledge on giants.
"Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales." Scholastic, Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn | Scholastic.com. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fairytales_discovering.htm (accessed July 11, 2013). This website provides infor[]mation on the importance of fairytales in education.
"Roald Dahl - The Official Web Site." Roald Dahl - The Official Web Site. http://www.roalddahl.com (accessed July 10, 2013). This website gives provides infor[ma]tion about Roald Dahl.
Seeger, Pete, and Michael Hays. Abiyoyo. New York: Macmillan ;, 1986. Wonderful book that gets kids a[c]quainted with giants.
Treglown, Jeremy. Roald Dahl: a biography. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1994. This book provides information about the author Roald Dahl.
Commonwealth of Virginia. "Virginia Department of Education." English Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools- January 2010. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ (accessed August 1, 2013). This website provides the Standards of Learning for Virginia.
Wipf, Joan, and Denise Da Ros-Voseles. "Lost Opportunities: Rediscovering Fairy Tales." Library Media Connection 30 (2012): 26-28. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=70426675&site=ehost-live&scope=site (accessed July 10, 2013). This journal provided information about the importance of fairytales in education.
Hated, The Elements is. "Giants." Welcome to Woden World.. http://www.woden.org/giants.html (accessed July 11, 2013). This website provides information about the history of giants in literature.
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