The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder)
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One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, it was the first truly American fairy tale, as Baum crafted a wonderful out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home."Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz.This lavishly produced facsimile of the rare first edition contains all 24 of W. W. Denslow's original color plates, the colorful pictorial binding, and the 130 two-color illustrations that help make The Wonderful Wizard of Oz so special and enduring.
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Item number (ASIN): 0060293233
Author: L. Frank Baum
Creator: W. W. Denslow, Illustrator
Edition: 100 Anv
Format: Deluxe Edition
ISBN: 0060293233
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Package Dimensions: 120 x 710 x 910 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: October 31, 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 3, 2000
Binding: Hardcover
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- excellent!I read this book to my five year old son. We read one or two chapters a night. The chapters were the perfect length. Story was not too complicated, but he learned a lot of new concepts/words (ie. "what is courage, Mommy?"). The pictures were a nice addition (I loved how they were from the classic book) and my son enjoyed them, it kept him engaged in the story, but also required him to use his imagination since there isn't a picture for every event. I had never read the story myself, so enjoyed reading the story behind one of my childhood movies. The story is a bit simplistic for adults, but there are differences between the movie and story that kept me interested in reading more.
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- Before Hollywood...I wish I had read the the book before the I saw the movie. Judy Garland is so ingrained that its hard to separate these two. This edition [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition] is supposed to be an exact replica of the book as it was first printed. Great stuff. Enjoy the movie, but be sure and read the book.
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- The book is a classic children story and a fascination to read, especially because of all the discrepancies from the classic JudL. Frank Baum's classic tale is 100 years old. I had the pleasure of reading the original version. Just like in the classic movie, Dorothy is blown to Oz by a tornado from with the farmhouse where she lived in Kansas with her aunt and uncle. The house lands in Munchkiland and kills the Wicked Witch of the West. After realizing what has happened, Dorothy is met by the good with of the north who tells her that Dorothy should go to Emerald City to ask the great wizard to send her back to Kansas. Dorothy likes the SILVER shoes that the Wicked Witch of the West was wearing and she starts wearing them. For her safety, the good witch of the north gives Dorothy a kiss which marks her for protection. Dorothy starts following the yellow brick road and meets the scarecrow. After putting him down from the stick he was placed, the scarecrow befriends Dorothy and decides to accompany her to Emerald City to see if he can get a brain. Later they meet the Tin Man who was corroded while trying to cut a tree. After oiling him back, the Tin man tells Dorothy of his predicament. He was originally human but kept losing body parts which were replaced by tin. Finally he lost his chest and he was not able to get a heart in the replacement so he stopped loving. he wishes to accompany them to see if he can get his heart back. Next the meet the lion, who is looking for courage. He also joins the group. When they are in the poppy fields, Dorothy and Toto are carried by the Tin Man and the Scarecrow to safety, but the Lions falls asleep. They think they have lost him, until Dorothy rescues the Queen of the rats, who commands an army of rats to pull the lion from the poppy field in a cart that Tin Man makes, while Tin Man and Scarecrow push from behind. As they get to Oz, they are admitted to the city and made to wear green goggles. Oz grants each one of the a separate audition and presents himself in different shapes to all four but asking the same thing from each--in order to grant their wish they must kill the wicked with of the west. They set west for the adventure. The wicked witch of the West has only one eye, but can see everything in her land. When she sees the silver shoes she wants to kill all but Dorothy to get the shoes. She first send a pack of wolves to do the job, but the tin man kills them all with his ax. The she send a pack of crows to get them, but the Scarecrow scares them and one by one dismember them. After she sends her killer bees, but they hide Dorothy and the Tin Man takes on all the bees which die as they sting him. Then she send the Winkies, her slaves, and the Lion this time is the hero by roaring so loud that they all run away. Finally the witch gets her Golden Cap which had one more wish to ask from the flying monkeys. They capture all the gang, but the witch is scared of Dorothy because of the good witch's kiss and the shoes. The wicked witch tricks Dorothy to lose a shoe, but Dorothy gets mad and throws a pot with the dinner at the witch. The water in the pot melts the witch. I will say no more, but the book is so different from the book that it takes almost as long to finish the story, where each character finds where they want to live in Oz and Dorothy returns to Kansas. The book is a classic children story and a fascination to read, especially because of all the discrepancies from the classic Judy Garland movie.
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- Do you know who the Wizard REALLY is?When I first read the book as a child, I had no idea (and probably could not appreciate) that it had historical significance. Now, as an adult student of History, I am fascinated by its allegorical interpretation as applied to late 19th-century America.
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