The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454956778
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By L. Frank Baum

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One of the true classics of children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is now available in an unabridged paperback volume in Union Square & Co.'s Children's Signature Editions series. Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a... Read More

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Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz.

Description

One of the true classics of children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is now available in an unabridged paperback volume in Union Square & Co.'s Children's Signature Editions series.

Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz. To get home, the Witch of the North tells Dorothy she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help.

Along the way, she meets the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, and together they embark on a strange and magical adventure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454956778

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 December 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 144

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction L. Frank Baum Young Adult

About the Author

L. Frank Baum (1856 1919) was an American author born in Chittenango, New York. At the age of fifteen, Baum s father bought him a small printing press on which he and his brother soon produced their own newspaper, The Rose Lawn Home Journal. By his late teens, Baum had developed an interest in theater and was made the manager of his father s opera houses. Throughout his career, Baum wrote more than eighty novels for children. He is best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its many sequels.

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