Book 6 of L. Frank Baum's beloved OZ books, in which the wicked Nome king, who plots to conquer Oz and enslave its people, prepares to invade the Emerald City just as Dorothy and her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry arrive!
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4 Up?If only the superior production values of this audiobook were in service to a better story. The fine vocal characterizations by the actors and actresses really bring the characters to life. To children unaccustomed to read-aloud tapes, using several readers instead of only one will help listeners distinguish who is who. The entire text of the book is narrated, including "he said" and "she said," which allows the tape to be used as a read-along when paired with a copy of the book. Too bad this title is one of Baum's least compelling, even though there are several action scenes. The Emerald City of Oz begins at a snail's pace with the introduction of the villain, Nome King, who wants to destroy the Emerald City and retrieve his magic belt. The beginning also reintroduces Dorothy, Auntie Em, and Uncle Henry. We can look forward to other releases by Piglet Press if they are produced with such a fine cast of actors.
Penny Peck, San Leandro Public Library, CA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Penny Peck, San Leandro Public Library, CA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
L[yman] Frank Baum, born in Chittenango, New York, in 1856, tried his hand at numerous professions but didn't discover until the age of forty that his true talent lay in writing of fantastic tales. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the first of the fourteen full-length Oz novels, is his most famous work, but he is also known for his many other fantasies and pseudonymous books.
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Format:Hardcover
i loved this book, but i didn't like the parts where there was a tour of oz, those parts seem to meander, it just seems like it just passes some time while the nome king builds his tunnel. i liked the growleywogs and the phanfasms. they were the charachters that made the book exciting.
By Blake Petit
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After five "Oz" books, L. Frank Baum had enough, and tried to close off the series with this sixth installment. Of course, the children wouldn't let him, and he went on to write eight more, but this effort to end the series was one of the best in some time.
The last two books ("Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" and "The Road to Oz") suffered serious problems. They meandered, there was no sense of danger, nothing bad could ever happen to these characters. This time out Baum started with our heroine in a form of danger -- Aunt Em and Uncle Henry were going to lose the farm in Kansas -- and went on to reestablish the greatest threat the Oz books had left, Roquat the Red, the Nome King.
While this book again lacked a serious sense of danger, the devices Baum used in his effort to end the series were all clever, and furthermore, made for better stories when he returned to the series later. This is a lovely story, a real classic.
Format:Hardcover
Finally, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry get the chance to visit Oz, and Baum introduces them and us to a variety of unusual inhabitants. True, most of their journey through the countryside has little or nothing to do with the main plot, the attempt (again) by the Nome King to conquer Oz. But it's fun. And best of all, this book becomes a turning point for the series because in it Dorothy makes the decision to remain in Oz. While maybe not the best book in the series, The Emerald City of OZ is a lot of fun and well worth the read.
Also recommended: King Fortis the Brave, Harry Potter and Abarat. Books that, 100 years from now, people will be looking back with the fondness of the Oz series.
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The Emerald City of Oz
NOTE: This is not the edition of the book I would have liked to review. I just didn't see it anywhere. This review is based on the Del Rey edition. Read more
Published on July 6 2002 by BGMOM
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One of my favorite Oz books
This Oz book is one of the more disjointed ones, more a sort of package tour of Ozma's magic kingdom than a quest. But the vignettes are charming and stick with you. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2000 by Jon Shemitz
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Disappointed by this volume
Although I'd previously only read Ozma of Oz, I was very disappointed by the style The Emerald City of Oz was written in. Read more
Published on July 29 2000
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What a Book!
Dorothy's family is in trouble.She has to save them from losing thier farm, so she talked to Ozma, the ruler of Oz. She said that Dorothy's grandparents could come to the Oz. Read more
Published on Mar 23 2000
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AUFUL!
L. Frank Baum is no genius, that's for sure (at least in MY opinion.) Fuddles, Flutterbudgets, Rigmaroles, Utensia and Bunbury are just not MY kind of fantasies. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2000 by S. A. Hanson
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AUFUL!
L. Frank Baum is no genius, that's for sure (at least in MY opinion.) Fuddles, Flutterbudgets, Rigmaroles, Utensia and Bunbury are just not MY kind of fantasies. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2000 by S. A. Hanson
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AUFUL!
L. Frank Baum is no genius, that's for sure (at least in MY opinion.) Fuddles, Flutterbudgets, Rigmaroles, Utensia and Bunbury are just not MY kind of fantasies. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2000
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best oz book
Though I loved the original Wizard of Oz, and have enjoyed all the Oz books for more than 20 years (back to when my mother first read them to me), Emerald City ranks as my... Read more
Published on Feb 8 2000
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Princess of Oz
I'm reading the Wizard of Oz at school. Just a week ago I found a book that my teacher had bought and it was The Emerald City of Oz. I finished it today and it was wonderful. Read more
Published on Oct 12 1999 by Kymberly Blanch (blanch@gator.net)
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Dorothy's return to the Land of Oz,along with her Uncle and Aunt-who finaly believe her stories-is a must for anyone who reads the Oz series. Read more
Published on July 24 1999
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