Summary
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas. Full description
Summary: |
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas. |
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Physical Description: |
160 p. col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: |
1402725353 1402725043 |
Author Notes: |
Married in 1882 to Maud Gage, whose mother was an influential suffragette, the two had four sons. Baum often entertained his children with nursery rhymes and in 1897 published a compilation titled Mother Goose in Prose, which was illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. The project was followed by three other picture books of rhymes, illustrated by William Wallace Denslow. The success of the nursery rhymes persuaded Baum to craft a novel out of one of the stories, which he titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Some critics have suggested that Baum modeled the character of the Wizard on himself. Other books for children followed the original Oz book, and Baum continued to produce the popular Oz books until his death in 1919. The series was so popular that after Baum's death and by special arrangement, Oz books continued to be written for the series by other authors. Glinda of Oz, the last Oz book that Baum wrote, was published in 1920. (Bowker Author Biography) |