The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by Baum, L. Frank

• ISBN13: 9780688166779
• ISBN10: 0688166776
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, it was the first truly American fairy tale, as Baum crafted a wonderful fantasy out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home."Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powerful Wizard of Oz.This lavishly produced facsimile of the rare first edition contains all 24 of W.W. Denslow's original colour plates, the colourful pictorial binding, and the 130 two-colour illustrations that help make The Wonderful Wizard of Oz so special and enduring.Ages 9+

Table of Contents

The Cyclone	9	(19)
The Council with The Munchkins	19	(14)
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow	33	(16)
The Road Through the Forest	49	(12)
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman	61	(14)
The Cowardly Lion	75	(12)
The Journey to The Great Oz	87	(14)
The Deadly Poppy Field	101	(14)
The Queen of the Field Mice	115	(12)
The Guardian of the Gates	127	(14)
The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz	141	(22)
The Search for the Wicked Witch	163	(22)
How the Four were Reunited	185	(10)
The Winged Monkeys	195	(14)
The Discovery of Oz the Terrible	209	(18)
The Magic Art of the Great Humbug	227	(10)
How the Balloon was Launched	237	(8)
Away to the South	245	(10)
Attacked by the Fighting Trees	255	(10)
The Dainty China Country	265	(12)
The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts	277	(8)
The Country of the Quadlings	285	(10)
The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish	295	(12)
Home Again	307