- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Middle Grade (Aug 9 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0688166776
- ISBN-13: 978-0688166779
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 14.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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- #65 in Books > Children's Books > Popular Characters > Book Characters > Wizard of Oz
- #85 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Oz
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Book Description
One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, it was the first truly American fairy tale, as Baum crafted a wonderful out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home."
Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz.
This lavishly produced facsimile of the rare first edition contains all 24 of W. W. Denslow's original color plates, the colorful pictorial binding, and the 130 two-color illustrations that help make The Wonderful Wizard of Oz so special and enduring.
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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Dorothy LIVED IN the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Read the first page
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Dorothy LIVED IN the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It Was So Different Than The Movie,
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This review is from: Wizard Of Oz The (Paperback)
I bought a PalmOne and it contained an e-Book of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.I was never really interested in reading this book because, let's face it, how many times have we all seen this movie? It was a slow day at work and I fished out my PalmOne from my purse. I remembered that I had this book. I decided to read a few pages but if it was exactly like the movie I would quit reading it. I didn't have to read more than four pages to know that this book was totally different than the movie. I was pleasantly surprised that the book held my interested since it is really a young reader's book. Let me give you a little hint on how it is different than the movie. The Munchkins role is not much in the book. They are mentioned on a few pages but that's all. The Good Witch is not young or pretty. The Wicked Witch never cast one spell on Dorothy. The shoes, forget it, they aren't red at all. The Tin Woodsman was a human male who eventually turned into tin. Also, there is a lot of violence in the book. The Tin Woodsman for example cuts off the heads of 40 wolves, the scarecrow kills 40 crows by snapping their necks. The Witches guard's are actually called Winkies. The Cowardly Lion is saved by thousands of mice. I just wanted to give you a little flavor about the book. I was really getting into the story and my office phone rang. It was my boss, yelling at me because I was late for a meeting! Unfortunately, it was back to work. I promise you when you read this book, you will agree that it is NOT like the movie after all. It's better!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wizard Of Oz The (Paperback)
Lyman Frank Baum has a great way of making a fairy tale with a moral without the bloody wars and battles. Just like it said in the introduction, "it is time for a new generation of fairy tales". There are so many surprises if you've only seen the movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where did those ruby slippers come in?,
By LOUISE A. POLLOCK (Mountain Lakes, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wizard Of Oz The (Paperback)
The Wizard of Oz, a classic 1939 movie but where on this earth did they come up with red shoes? I mean honest to god if you want to change anything it's like the fact that the witch has one eye i mean. there was to many monsters. (...)
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