The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) - Softcover

Baum, L. Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1427071446 ISBN 13: 9781427071446

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2008

Synopsis

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is a timeless children's story by Lyman Frank Baum. A young girl, Dorothy, lives in Kansas with her uncle Henry. A tornado strikes, and Dorothy finds her house in a strange land and upside down on top of the now-dead the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy wants to go home, and the Good Witch of the North tells her to travel to the Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her.

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Review

In spite of the fact that L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is one of the most popular stories in America, relatively few people have actually read the book. It's well worth the effort! Young readers expecting rainbows, Munchkin songs, and wicked witches with burning brooms will instead find a complex country populated with mocking Hammerhead men, dainty people made out of china, and fierce monsters with heads of tigers and bodies of bears. Through the fantastic land of Oz ramble Dorothy and her trusty companions--Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion--each seeking his or her heart's desire. Although the premise of the book and the 1939 movie is the same, the book--as so often is the case--delivers a far more subtle and intricate plot. A child's imagination will run rampant in these pages as one extraordinary creature after another leads the motley crew into strange and magical adventures. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1427071446
• ISBN 13: 9781427071446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388