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The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Children's BooksFairy Tales
Pages
256
Published
1972
Language
English

Synopsis

Dorothy Gale is swept away from her Kansas home by a tornado and lands in the magical Land of Oz. To find her way back, she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz. Along the way, she befriends a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, each hoping the Wizard can grant their deepest desires.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousHopeful
Portal FantasyQuestFound FamilyComing of AgeFish Out of Water

Genres

Children's Books Fairy Tales Fantasy

Authors

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Allen Chaffee

Allen Chaffee is the author of Experiencing Reading. He writes about the joy and practice of reading.

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Anton Loeb

Anton Loeb is best known for creating the enduring fantasy world of The Wizard of Oz. His imaginative stories continue to charm readers of all generations.

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L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was a US author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator - along with illustrator WW Denslow - of one of the most popular books in US children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. - [Wikipedia][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum

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