The Wizard of Oz

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Penguin, 2017 - Juvenile Fiction - 256 pages
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Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends as they travel to the Emerald City!

Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.
 

Contents

The Cyclone 1
The Council with the Munchkins 7
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow 17
The Road Through the Forest 26
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman 33
The Cowardly Lion 42
The Journey to the Great Oz 50
The Deadly Poppy Field 58
The Rescue 115
The Winged Monkeys 120
The Discovery of Oz the Terrible 129
The Magic Art of the Great Humbug 142
How the Balloon was Launched 147
Away to the South 153
Attacked by the Fighting Trees 159
The Dainty China Country 164
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The Queen of the Field Mice 66
The Guardian of the Gates 73
The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz 82
The Search for the Wicked Witch 98
The Lion Becomes the King of the Beasts 172
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The Country of the Quadlings 176
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Glinda Grants Dorothys Wish 182
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About the author (2017)

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was born in New York. He enjoyed making up stories, particularly for his own children. The Wizard of Oz, based on their favourite bedtime story about a land of Oz, was published in 1900 and it immediately became a huge international success. He wrote several sequels and numerous other kinds of books under a pseudonym.

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