Wizard of Oz
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Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pages
56
Language
English
Published
1974

Overview

Wizard of Oz is L. Frank Baum's landmark American fairy tale about Dorothy Gale, who is carried from Kansas to a strange country of witches, talking companions, and dangerous roads. With the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy travels toward the Emerald City hoping the Wizard can send her home. The story turns a simple quest into a lasting myth of friendship, courage, longing, and self-discovery.

The book endures because Baum gives each companion a wish that already lives inside them: brains, heart, courage, and home become things recognized rather than simply granted. Its bright surfaces carry emotional clarity without losing humor or wonder. Readers of children's classics, fantasy quests, American literature, and imaginative adventure will find Wizard of Oz essential.

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