- Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey; Reissue edition (Oct 12 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345334361
- ISBN-13: 978-0345334367
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 132 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,052,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Woot the Wanderer and the Scarecrow help the Tin Woodman find his old love, Nimmie Amee, suffering the ignominious enchantments of Mrs. Yoop's yookoohoo magic along the way.
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.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A so-so Ozian effort,
By Blake Petit "Novelist, columnist & reviewer" (Ama, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Tin Woodsman of Oz (Mass Market Paperback)
Following "The Lost Princess of Oz," one of the best Oz books by L. Frank Baum (in my opinion) was not an easy task, and "The Tin Woodsman of Oz" didn't quite measure up. When a child called Woot the Wanderer (a bizarre mixture of Button-Bright and Ojo the unlucky) meets up with the Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow, the Woodsman gets to thinking about Nimee Amee, the Munchkin girl he was engaged to ages ago before the Wicked Witch enchanted his axe, resulting in the mishaps that led to him being tin. Realizing he's still technically engaged to her, he, the Scarecrow and Woot set off to find Nimee Amee and make her Empress of the Winkies (the Tin Woodsman himself being Emperor).The big problem with this book is that it doesn't really add enough to the Oz mythos. While certainly the universe didn't really change or evolve much from book to book, most of the better titles either told a really amusing story or added new and interesting characters. The only new characters we really meet this time out are Woot, who is just like most of Baum's child characters, and the Nick Chopper-clone Tin Soldier. The story itself isn't really that engaging either, save for a welcome addition of Polychrome and a side-plot where the characters are transformed into animals. That plot is resolved quickly and easily, though, as are a lot of the vignettes in this book -- encounters with dragons, a jaguar and a straw-eating monster in an invisible country all end quickly without particularly progressing the story or doing anything but adding a few chapters. It's not a terrible Oz book, but ultimately, it's rather forgettable. Baum did much better in his time.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful adventure featuring 2 of the original characters,
By Linda Picardo (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tin Woodman Of Oz The (Hardcover)
This book has a little bit of everything for Oz fans. It focuses on two of the original characters from The Wizard of Oz (the Tin Man and the Scarecrow), introduces two wonderful new characters (Woot the Wanderer and the Tin Soldier) and reintroduces us to the lovely fairy Polychrome. And even though Dorothy and Ozma don't feature in this book, they do appear in the middle to help the heroes out of trouble. As typical of Baum, this book features a quest, as the Tin Man decides that he must marry the Munchkin girl that he left behind when he became rusted in the forest and eventually rescued by Dorothy and the Scarecrow. And while there is no villain chasing the travelers throughout the story, there is Mrs. Yoop the Giantess who captures them at one point and of course the land of Oz itself which throws them several curveballs, like making them invisible for a stretch.Because there is no one villain this book doesn't remain as focused as many of Baum's books do, but that is part of its charm. We lazily get to explore the wonders of Oz along with our heroes, enjoying several amazing encounters and slowly learning the true history behind Nick Chopper's transformation from meat person to tin man. Because the plot and therefore the entire tone of this book are so casual, Baum makes it easy to become comfortable with the situations and the characters. Baum once again proves why his Oz books rank right up there with the best of the young adult fantasy books being published today. The Tin Woodman of Oz belongs right up there on your bookshelf with the Harry Potter books and King Fortis the Brave, all wonderful examples of how excellent children's literature can be.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Oz classic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tin Woodman Of Oz The (Hardcover)
Like all of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, "The Tin Woodman of Oz" has an effortless sense of memorability about it which not all Oz authors have been able to attain. It raises more interesting philosophical problems about identity and the nature of love than do most of the Oz books, and is, like most of Baum's writing, gently humorous and optimistic about the world and human nature. Some of the plot twists in the latter part of the book, which concern the repercussions of Nick Chopper's transformation into a Tin Woodman, may be disturbing for some young readers; but the questions these events raise are fascinating and could lead children into interesting discussions with their parents about what makes a person himself. Books of Wonder's beautiful edition includes all of John R. Neill's illustrations, including the endpapers and the color plates; this is the only one of the "Famous Forty" Oz books to include illustrations of the Wicked Witch of the East, of the Tin Woodman's long-lost love Nimmie Amee, and of the Tin Woodman himself as he appeared when he was a normal "meat" man. All of Baum's books are children's classics, and "The Tin Woodman of Oz" is no exception.
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