The Annotated Wizard of Oz - Softcover

L. Frank Baum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965008975 ISBN 13: 9780965008976

Publisher: Norton*(ww Norton Co, 2000

Synopsis

A celebratory new annotation of the classic children's book from the leading expert on The Wizard of Oz. Centennial Edition includes countless new annotations, a lengthy introduction, all the original illustrations, additional rare drawings, photos and maps, a new preface by Martin Gardner.

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Review:

For many of us, the adventures of Dorothy in Oz will forever be associated not with Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" but with W. W. Denslow's exceedingly odd line drawings for the original editions of Baum's Oz series. The Viennese artist Lisbeth Zwerger, however, goes a long way toward providing a new and refreshed set of images for the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the humbug wizard. These illustrations are often cockeyed, with occasional realistic details thrown in, like a crow with a corncob in its beak in the first portrait of the Scarecrow. The characters have a poignance and oddity that escaped the makers of the Oz movie.

Book Description:

The Wizard of Oz is a beloved American classic.  This edition, with fine illustrations from internationally acclaimed artist Lizbeth Zwerger, has been reformatted as a readaloud edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Norton*(ww Norton Co
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0965008975
• ISBN 13: 9780965008976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396
• Editor: Michael Patrick Hearn
• Illustrator: W. W. Denslow