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Revel in the magic of Oz in this collection of the final three books in L. Frank Baums classic American fairy tale series.The three concluding titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection!
In The Magic of Oz, the mischievous Kiki Aru has discovered a magical word that can transform him and anyone else into whatever he wants. Worse yet, Kiki has been recruited by the villainous Nome King in his latest attempt to get revenge on Princess Ozma and all her friends. Can Dorothy and the Wizard stop the evildoers before they conquer Oz? Or will Kikis incredible powers finally give the Nome King the revenge he has craved for so long?
In Glinda of Oz, Dorothy and Ozma journey to a remote part of Oz to stop a war between the Flatheads and the Skeezers. But the Flatheads and Skeezers have a different idea. Soon Ozma and Dorothy are trapped in an amazing crystal-domed city on an enchanted island. The watertight city submerges itself, and only the Wizard and Glinda can save them—but will they make it in time?
In The Royal Book of Oz, the Scarecrow goes to search for his family roots. He returns to the cornfield where Dorothy first found him and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Will he decide to stay there? Or will he return to Oz?
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Les normaliens peints par eux-memes
Date de l'edition originale: 1895
Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.
Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.
En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.
Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.
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Les normaliens peints par eux-m mes
Date de l' dition originale: 1895
Le pr sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt rature Fran aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant num ris ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant la demande.
Certains de ces ouvrages refl tent des courants de pens e caract ristiques de leur poque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jug s condamnables.
Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins l'histoire des id es en France et sont susceptibles de pr senter un int r t scientifique ou historique.
Le sens de notre d marche ditoriale consiste ainsi permettre l'acc s ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune fa on le contenu.
Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
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andlt;B andgt;Delve deeper into the world of Oz in this collection of books four through six in L. Frank Baumand#8217;s classic American fairy tale series.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The fourth, fifth, and sixth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection!andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz,andlt;/Iandgt; Dorothy and the Wizard visit the center of the Earth, where people are vegetables, glass houses grow, and Oz characters reappear. Eventually they return to the Emerald Cityand#8212;but will they stay?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;The Road to Oz,andlt;/Iandgt; Dorothy sets out on another adventure with some new friends like the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Polychrome, and some old ones like the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Will they reach the Emerald City in time for Ozmaand#8217;s birthday?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;The Emerald City of Oz,andlt;/Iandgt; Dorothy, her Uncle Henry, and Aunt Em are going to live in the Emerald City. They set out of explore the land of Oz with the help of Dorothyand#8217;s friends, but must rush home again when they discover that the Nome King is busy gathering an army for an invasion of Oz. Will they be able to stop the invasion?
About the Author
Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.