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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was L. Frank Baum's most magical literary creation, but that novel was only the first in a multi-part epic that has become one of the best-loved sagas in fantasy fiction. The Emerald City of Oz continues the entertaining adventures collected as The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels , gathering into a single volume novels six through ten of the celebrated Oz series. All five novels-- The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork...
5) Ozma of Oz
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When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.
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The Tin Woodsman of Oz (1918), a bestseller upon its publication, was a welcome victory for its author L. Frank Baum. After nearly a decade of declining book sales, the twelfth book in Baum's Land of Oz series-and the last to be published in his lifetime-was a critical and commercial success that reinvigorated public interest in his iconic work.
In the safety of his palace in Winkie Country-where he was made Emperor after the Wizard of Oz gave...
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The Magic of Oz continues the adventures collected in The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels and The Emerald City of Oz: Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series, gathering into a single volume the last four Land of Oz novels written by L. Frank Baum and the sole short-fiction collection in the series. The Lost Princess of Oz. When the theft of several magic talismans coincides with the disappearance of the Princess Ozma, Dorothy and the Wizard follow...
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A farm girl Dorothy from the U.S. state of Kansas embarks with her companion dog, Toto, on an adventure to the Land of Oz with the guidance of the Good Witch of the East by following the Yellow Brick Road. She finds new friends along the way with the Scare Crow who needs a brain, the Tin Woodsman who needs a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who needs courage, All three join Dorothy and Toto on their journey to Oz with occasional adverse encounters with...
10) Rinkitink in Oz
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When all the inhabitants of Pingaree are kidnapped by the mongrel hordes of twin island kingdoms, Prince Inga and his friend King Rinkitink decide to go to the rescue.
11) The road to Oz
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Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
12) Kabumpo in Oz
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During Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink's birthday celebration a magic scroll is found inside his birthday cake. It warns him that if he does not wed a "proper princess" within seven days, his entire kingdom will disappear. The prince, along with the old, wise elephant Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant, set off on an adventure to the Emerald City and along the way meet up with Peg Amy, a living wooden doll, and Wag, a giant rabbit. Meanwhile, Ruggedo the...
13) Glinda of Oz
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While trying to prevent a war between the Skeezers and the Flatheads, Ozma and Dorothy find themselves prisoners on the former's underwater island in a remote corner of the Land of Oz. Only their guard, the war-queen Coo-ee-oh, knows how to raise the island back to the surface, but when she's transformed into a swan and loses her magic, Glinda the Good Witch must figure out how to raise the island and rescue her friends. Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth,...
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In The Marvelous Land of Oz, we are welcomed back to the Land of Oz after Dorothy Gale has been whisked back to Kansas. We are introduced to Tip, a young orphan boy who has been under the guardianship of a Wicked Witch, Mombi, for as long as he can remember. Tip plans to get his revenge with a wooden man that he has made using a jack-o'-lantern as a head. Unfortunately, the witch is not fooled and threatens to turn Tip into a statue using the "Powder...
15) The Land of Oz
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After the publication of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' I began to receive letters from children, telling me of their pleasure in reading the story and asking me to 'write something more' about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. At first I considered these little letters, frank and earnest though they were, in the light of pretty compliments; but the letters continued to come during succeeding months, and even years.
Finally I promised one little girl,...
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The Gnome King of Oz is the 21st book in the Oz series, continuing the stories originally created by L. Frank Baum. However, "The Gnome King of Oz" is not written by L. Frank Baum, who wrote the first 14 Oz books, but by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Thompson took over the Oz series after Baum's death, and she wrote a total of 19 Oz books. Ruth Plumly Thompson's contributions to the Oz series extended the magical universe created by L. Frank Baum. While not...
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The Royal Book of Oz (1921) is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first to be written after L. Frank Baum's death. The Scarecrow is upset when Professor Woggle-bug tells him that he has no family, so he goes back to the cornfield, where Dorothy Gale found him to trace his "roots." When he fails to return, Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion set out to search for him. They meet an elderly knight, Sir Hokus of Pokes. They also meet the Doubtful...
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Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, sturdy pages, and a beloved story make these books the perfect vehicle for early learning with an erudite twist. Budding bookworms will delight in this clever retelling of the classics made just for them!
In L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a storm transports...
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Oz, the Great Wizard! The very name of L. Frank Baums magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty Oz himself rules over an Emerald City reached by a yellow brick road. The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels is your passport to this marvelous realm and wonders that have enchanted readers young and old for more than a century. Lavishly illustrated by W. W. Denslow and John R....
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After a terrible storm capsizes their boat, Cap'n Bill and Trot find themselves in the magical land of Oz where they meet an Ork, the Bumpy Man, and Button-Bright, and eventually arrive in Jinxland, part of the Quadling Country of Oz. But things are not as they seem in Jinxland, where the terrible King Krewl has frozen the Princess Gloria's heart. Glinda sends the Scarecrow to help Trot, Bill, Button-Bright, and the Ork set everything aright.
The...