The Wizard of Oz

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Random House Children's Books, Jan 10, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 112 pages
This classic Stepping Stone edition, brings the classic Wizard of Oz tale to first chapter book readers. Includes art from the original Wizard of Oz!
 

Contents

The Cyclone
1
The Munchkins
5
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
11
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
20
The Cowardly Lion
28
The Journey to the Great Oz
33
The Guardian of the Gates
43
The Wonderful City of Oz
48
The Rescue
62
The Winged Monkeys
68
The Discovery of Oz the Terrible
73
The Truth
79
How the Balloon Was Launched
85
Away to the South
90
The Good Witch Grants Dorothys Wish
95
Copyright

The Wicked Witch of the West
56

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About the author (2012)

L. FRANK BAUM  was born on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, New York. He grew up on a country estate called 'Rose Lawn', his father having made a fortune. As an adult, he worked in the theatre, newspapers, and magazines, manufactured an axel grease, managed a general store, and raised chickens! In 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published and became an overnight success. Two years later a musical of the book was produced on stage with Baum writing the lyrics.  Baum wrote 13 Oz books and nine other fantasies. More authors contributed to the Oz series, making a total of 40! The famous movie starring Judy Garland came out in 1939, 20 years after Baum's death in 1919.

W.W. DENSLOW was born in Philadelphia on May 5, 1856. By the time he turned twenty, he was working for magazines and newspapers all over the country. He moved to Chicago in the 1890s where he met L. Frank Baum. They worked on several books together, including The Wizard of Oz, but had disagreements over the rights. As a result, it is the only Oz book that Denslow illustrated. He went on to become one of the most well known and prolific American artists of the turn of the century. He died in 1915.

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