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The Scarecrow decides to search for his family tree and winds up discovering that he is the long-lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Along the way, he meets such colorful characters as the A-B-Sea Serpent, the lumpy mud men, Sir Hokus of Pokes, and others. Includes whimsical illustrations by John R. Neill.
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Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts and many miscellaneous writings). His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country) and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).
An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper. She had already published her first children's book, The Perhappsy Chaps, and her second, The Princess of Cozytown, was pending publication when William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. (Rumors among fans that Thompson was Baum's niece were untrue.) Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.
An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper. She had already published her first children's book, The Perhappsy Chaps, and her second, The Princess of Cozytown, was pending publication when William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. (Rumors among fans that Thompson was Baum's niece were untrue.) Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.
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- PublisherDover Publications
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0486417662
- ISBN 13 9780486417660
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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The Royal Book of Oz (Dover Children's Classics)
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Book Description paperback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. This book is in As New Condition - clean, unmarked, and like it just came from the store. This is a softcover book from the famous Wizard of Oz series - the book has glossy illustrated covers. We always ship in a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 17733
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The Royal Book of Oz: In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island, and how he was rescued and brought back to Oz by Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion (The Oz Series Book 15) (Dover Fairy Tale Books)
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reissue. 2001 reissue of 1921 original. Minor wear along edges. 311 pp. Color plates and black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. The first of the many Oz books written by Baum's first successor, Ruth Plumly Thompson, though it was credited by the publisher to Baum on the spine and cover "to ease the transition to the new Royal Historian. Seller Inventory # 2338658
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