The Wizard of Oz

L Frank Baum

Wilder Publications, Dec 26, 2011 - Fiction - 244 pages

Join Dorothy Gale, Toto, and all of her friends as they explore the incredible land of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is American's most enduring fairy tale. From the moment Dorothy puts on the silver slippers (changed to ruby slippers by MGM to take advantage of their new advance in movie making: color) until the moment she clicks her heals and returns home to Kansas you will be swept away and captivated by her extraordinary story. This lavishing illustrated edition has more than one hundred and fifty of the original W. W. Denslow illustrations.

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Bought for the children in the house. The simplified version. I need to find the full series and original edition for myself soon.

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Contents

• The Tin: 25
• The Cowardly Lion: 33
• The Kalidahs: 39

About the author

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator--along with illustrator W. W. Denslow--of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen Oz sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works, and brought several of his works to the stage and screen. His is known to his fans as "The Royal Historian of Oz.

Neill, University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Wizard of Oz
• Author: L Frank Baum
• Illustrated by: John R Neill
• Publisher: Wilder Publications, 2011
• ISBN: 161720546X, 9781617205460
• Length: 244 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Fantasy / Epic; Fiction / Fantasy / General