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Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz Series #1) » (Abridged, 2 CDs)

Book cover image of Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz Series #1) by L. Frank Baum

Authors: L. Frank Baum, Liza Ross
ISBN-13: 9789626342145, ISBN-10: 9626342145
Format: Compact Disc
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Date Published: March 2001
Edition: Abridged, 2 CDs

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Author Biography: L. Frank Baum

Not only is L. Frank Baum s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz one of the most enduring and magical children s books ever written, it s also -- with its adventurousness and its lessons of resourcefulness, friendship, courage, and self-reliance -- one of the most American.

Book Synopsis

Full-color facsimile of America's finest children's classic. Splendid adventures of Dorothy, Toto, the Wizard, Tin Man, and more. 143 wonderful original illustrations by W. W. Denslow. 23 color plates.

Chicago Tribune

Combines substance with style. Ray Bradbury offers a poetic, reverential introduction, and Michael McCurdy contributes appropriately eerie drawings.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
The Cyclone11
The Council with The Munchkins16
How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow23
The Road Through the Forest30
The Rescue of the Tin Woodman35
The Cowardly Lion42
The Journey to The Great Oz48
The Deadly Poppy Field55
The Queen of the Field Mice63
The Guardian of the Gates69
The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz76
The Search for the Wicked Witch89
How the Four were Reunited102
The Winged Monkeys106
The Discovery of Oz the Terrible113
The Magic Art of the Great Humbug122
How the Balloon was Launched126
Away to the South130
Attacked by the Fighting Trees134
The Dainty China Country139
The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts144
The Country of the Quadlings148
The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish152
Home Again158

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