L. Frank Baum
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The Wizard of Oz series volume 2
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"As a writer, Baum rarely knew when to quit, unfurling marvel after marvel..."—The New Yorker
Originally published 115 years ago, this lesser-known but equally enchanting sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is sure to continue the delights wrought by the first of L. Frank Baum's classic children's series. We rejoin the Tinman, the Scarecrow, Glinda the Good Witch, and more in this fantastical book.
In The...
Originally published 115 years ago, this lesser-known but equally enchanting sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is sure to continue the delights wrought by the first of L. Frank Baum's classic children's series. We rejoin the Tinman, the Scarecrow, Glinda the Good Witch, and more in this fantastical book.
In The...
8) Ozma of Oz
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When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.
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The Tin Woodsman of Oz (1918), a bestseller upon its publication, was a welcome victory for its author L. Frank Baum. After nearly a decade of declining book sales, the twelfth book in Baum's Land of Oz series-and the last to be published in his lifetime-was a critical and commercial success that reinvigorated public interest in his iconic work.
In the safety of his palace in Winkie Country-where he was made Emperor after the Wizard of Oz gave...
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American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901 by the George M. Hill Company, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year. The twelve stories were published in this order in the first edition. "The Box of Robbers." "The Glass Dog." "The Queen of Quok." "The Girl Who Owned a Bear." "The Enchanted Types." "The Laughing Hippopotamus." "The Magic Bon Bons." "The Capture...
13) Glinda of Oz
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In the final book in the original Land of Oz series, Glinda the Good must save Dorothy and Princess Ozma from a perilous underwater island.
When the peace and prosperity of Oz is threatened as the Flatheads and the Skeezers—two obscure tribes who inhabit a far corner of the realm—declare war on each other, Dorothy Gale and Princess Ozma embark on a desperate journey to put an end to the conflict. But with both sides determined
...14) Sky Island
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Sky Island (1912) is a novel by L. Frank Baum. A sequel to The Sea Fairies (1911), Sky Island was part of a larger series of planned novels that Baum hoped would move beyond the universe he created for his Oz books. Discouraged by poor reviews of The Sea Fairies, however, Baum featured several characters from The Road to Oz (1909) in Sky Island, including Button Bright and Polychrome. A young Californian girl named Trot meets a strange boy from Philadelphia...
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None of us, whether children or adults, needs an introduction to „Mother Goose". Those things which are earliest impressed upon our minds cling to them most tenaciously. Published three years before L. Frank Baum achieved fame with „The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", this engaging volume added an exciting new dimension to old, much-loved verses. The book contains 22 prose fables based on famous nursery rhymes: Old King Cole", Little Miss Muffet", „The...
16) The Sea Fairies
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First published in 1911, 'The Sea Fairies' is an underwater fantasy story for children by famous 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. It follows the adventures of a young girl named Tiny Trot and her friend, the old sailor Cap'n Bill Weedles. They spend their days beside the sea, when one day Tiny Trot makes a wish to see a mermaid. Little does she know her wish will soon be granted, and Trot and Bill are whisked off on an underwater adventure, encountering...
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(Lyman Frank),Oz volume 1-5
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Oz, the Great Wizard! The very name of L. Frank Baum's magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty Oz himself rules over an Emerald City reached by a yellow brick road. "The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels" is your passport to this marvellous realm and wonders that have enchanted readers young and old for more than a century. --Publisher.
18) El Mago de Oz
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Dorothy, el Hombre de Hojalata, el Espantapájaros y el León Cobarde emprenden un viaje en busca del Mago de Oz, para que les dé lo que creen necesitar: volver a casa, un cerebro, un corazón y valentía. Pero en el camino, descubrirán algo realmente importante: el poder de la amistad. Todos los chicos reconocen los personajes de El Mago de Oz, pero pocos han leído esta maravillosa novela que habla de un mundo donde todo es posible, y cuyo valor...
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Un ciclón azota Kansas y arrastra a Dorothy y a su perrito Toto a la mágica Tierra de Oz, donde las bestias salvajes hablan, los zapatos de plata tienen poderes fantásticos y las brujas buenas ofrecen protección con un simple beso. Pero también hay brujas malvadas y Dorothy se ha ganado la enemistad de una de ellas. En su camino conocerá al Espantapájaros, al Leñador de Hojalata y al León Cobarde, juntos afrontarán muchos peligros mientras...
20) The Land of Oz
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After the publication of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' I began to receive letters from children, telling me of their pleasure in reading the story and asking me to 'write something more' about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. At first I considered these little letters, frank and earnest though they were, in the light of pretty compliments; but the letters continued to come during succeeding months, and even years.
Finally I promised one little girl,...
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