by L. Frank Baum · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781097848287
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«The Wonderful Wizard of Oz» is the children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, published by Independently Published in paperback (168 pages, in English).
Dorothy, a girl from Kansas, is swept away by a cyclone to the land of Oz. To return home, she must reach the Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. On her journey, she is joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion; together they seek what they believe they have lost and face dangers that test their friendship and courage.
First installment of L. Frank Baum's Oz series, originally published in 1900. It received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1968.
Recommended for child and young adult readers and for adults who want to rediscover a classic of fantasy and adventure.
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.
