L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz is the first fantasy written by an American. Its evocative use of the forces of nature in its plots and produced powerful effect on the American imagination. The story follows Dorothy, a young orphaned girl raised by her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in the bleak landscape of a Kansas farm. She has a little black dog Toto, who is her...

Santore's version of the L. Frank Baum fantasy is highly visual yet faithful to the original story. never before have the Land of the Munchkins been more enchanting, the forest of Oz more foreboding, or the Emerald City more magnificent. Santore's journey through Oz is a journey of color and beauty as well as one of excitment and...

L. Frank Baums timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the rst uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was rst published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, Both [Baum and Shakespeare] lived...

The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, & The Emerald City of OzFor more than a century, L. Frank Baums kingdom of Oz and its delightful denizens have enchanted readers of all ages. In this illustrated Modern Library edition, the bestselling novelist and childrens book writer Gregory Maguire takes readers on a guided tour of Oz, gathering and...

A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy to the magical land of Oz, where she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. Together they search for the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City to ask him to grant them what they most desire - only to find that they already possess it. Published at the dawn of the twentieth...

A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy to the magical land of Oz, where she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. Together they search for the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City to ask him to grant them what they most desire - only to find that they already possess it. Published at the dawn of the twentieth...