by L. Frank Baum · Puffin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141321028
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«The Wizard of Oz» is the children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, published by Puffin Classics in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Dorothy and her dog Toto, swept away by a tornado from Kansas, arrive in the land of Oz. To get home, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. With the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy lives an adventure full of magic and danger.
First installment of the Oz series; the work was originally published as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This Puffin Classics edition includes an introduction by Cornelia Funke.
Aimed at child and young adult readers, with a recommended age of 9 to 12 years.
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema.
