The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oxford Children's Classics) - Softcover

Baum, Lyman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192738313 ISBN 13: 9780192738318

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

When a tornado whisks Dorothy away from her home in Kansas to a strange and magical world, she must enlist the help of the friends she meets along the yellow brick road to find her way home. With her dog Toto behind her, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion join Dorothy in the quest to find the mysterious wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. But as they make their journey the Wicked Witch is never far behind. Discover the magic that made there's no place like home a phrase familiar to all.

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From the Back Cover

A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy and her little dog Toto to the magical Land of Oz, where wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. But Dorothy has made an enemy of the Wicked Witch of the West. With her new friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, they brave many dangers in search of the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City at the heart of Oz to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire - only to find that they already possess it. Published at the dawn of the twentieth century, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz immediately captivated child and adult readers alike. This new edition includes many of W. W. Denslow's original illustrations, and the introduction considers both the famous MGM film version and recent literary theory in a fascinating discussion of this children's classic.

About the Author

Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York in 1856 and had seven brothers and sisters. Until the age of twelve Baum was privately tutored at home and in 1869 he spent two years at a military academy. After various jobs including journalist and actor, Baum wrote his first novel Goose in Prose in 1897. He went on to write over sixty books, including, in 1900, his most famous novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum was married with four children and died in 1919.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0192738313
• ISBN 13: 9780192738318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208