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The Wizard of Oz (Puffin Classics)

by L. Frank Baum

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Publisher Comments:

Follow the yellow brick road!

Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. But the Wicked Witch of the West has her own plans for the new arrival — will Dorothy ever see Kansas again?

Synopsis:

After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.
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About the Author

Lyman (L.) Frank Baum wrote his first children's book, Mother Goose in Prose, in 1897, but is best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and its thirteen sequels.

Cornelia Funke has written more than forty books, including the highly acclaimed Inkheart, Inkspell, the Dragon Rider series, and The Thief Lord, winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780141321028
Author:
Baum, L. Frank
Publisher:
Puffin
Introduction by:
Funke, Cornelia
Introduction:
Funke, Cornelia
Illustrator:
McKee, David
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Wizards
Subject:
Oz (Imaginary place)
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Childrens classics
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Puffin Classics
Publication Date:
20080327
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 3 up to AND UP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.06x5.38x.67 in. .42 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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