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Retells that portion of "The Wizard of Oz" in which the Wizard gives the Scarecrow his desired brains, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Lion courage. ... Read more

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Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, grants Dorothy and each of her friends their greatest wish. ... Read more

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Excellent Spanish translation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, an incomparable fantasy that has captivated generations of youngsters and adults. W.W. Denslow’s original illustrations enhance the enchanting tale of a little girl’s exciting journey and her adventures with the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow.

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Un clasico infantil
El mago de oz es una excelente lectura para grandes y chicos. La traduccion esta muy bien hecha. Como observacion, no esperen tener la misma historia que la pelicula, pero los cambios son bastantes ligeros. La lectura es rapida y sencilla sin palabras rebuscadas excelente para los pequenos y las ilustraciones les causan gracia.

A Great Way to Practice Spanish for an Oz Lover
My daughter is an OZ-junky.She got hooked as a little girl and has read every Oz book available. Now she is in 7th grade and has been taking Spanish in Middle School for 2 years. You can imagine what they read andhow appealing it is to the typical student. Looking to see if there wasanything new in the Land of Oz for a birthday present, I happened on thisand the lightbulb went off - this is it!And it was it - she's had a greattime reading this. It certainly helps that she knows the story intimately -but it has definitely helped with vocabulary-building. ... Read more

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Are you ready for excitement? Then come along! Follow the yellow brick road together with Dorothy, her dog Toto and her friends - The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Join them in their magical adventures to the Emerald City. ... Read more

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An Electrical Fairy Tale Founded Upon The Mysteries Of Electricity And The Optimism Of Its Devotees. It Was Written For Boys, But Others May Read It. ... Read more

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Here is A Christmas Treasury for all ages. Included are Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, and other delightful poetry and fiction. Beautifully illustrated, this book will become part of your family's Christmas tradition for years to come ... Read more

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Long before Judy Garland sang "Over the Rainbow," the denizens of Oz had already captivated the American reading public. The quintessential American fairy tale, L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has had a singular influence on our culture since it first appeared in 1900. Yet, as Michael Riley shows, Baum's achievement went far beyond this one book, or even the thirteen others he wrote about that magic kingdom.

The Land of Oz was just one in a whole continent of fantasy countries whose histories, geographies, and citizens Baum developed in detail over the course of his writing career. In this Other-world, Baum created a full-scale mythology that foreshadowed Tolkien's Middle Earth in its imaginative detail.

Taking us on an entertaining tour of this endearing and unforgettable Other-world, Riley illuminates Baum's richly creative imagination in the Oz books and other works of fantasy, like the much neglected Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. He restores for millions of readers Baum's original conception of Oz as it existed long before other writers were hired to continue the immensely popular series following Baum's death in 1919. Equally important, he shows us how Oz and its companion countries evolved over time, as Baum repeatedly responded to a loyal readership clamoring for an endless supply of Oz stories.

While there have been other studies of Baum, this is the first to examine his Other-world in its entirety. Oz and Beyond provides the first comprehensive analysis of all of Baum's fantasy creations and his evolution as a fantasy writer, demonstrating that Baum had a more consistent and disciplined imagination than is generally recognized. It also explains the influence of Baum's childhood and adult experiences on his writing and illuminates his philosophy concerning nature, civilization, and industrialization.

Oz's enduring influence on American culture is indisputable--witness its endless replication in books, films, musicals, and theme parks. In returning to the original source of that influence, Riley serves as our guide to that land over the rainbow and inspires renewed appreciation for a great writer's magical vision. ... Read more

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A wonderful insite to the mind
I'm a HUGE fan of Baum.Always have been. Ever since I was a kid. Reading Baum in published order is an ever ongoing project with me. Now I'm not one who wants to take apart the wonderful stories and put all the elements intolittle boxes and find out what they are make of, but this book doessomething that is just the opposite. It takes the stories and looks at themin the order in which they were written! This book is a wonderful look atthe "periods" in the Baum Canon. This is a great look at how saysomething like the Life and Adventures of Santa Clause and Queen XiXi of IXrelate to each other. Great writing and research makes this book a MUST forany Baum collector. ... Read more

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Dorothy lives in Kansas, USA, but one day a cyclone blows her and her house to a strange country called Oz. There, Dorothy makes friends with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. But she wants to go home to Kansas. Only one person can help her, and that is the country's famous Wizard. So Dorothy and her friends take the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, to find the Wizard of Oz ... ... Read more

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Share a classic from Mary Engelbreit's library of favorites!

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Wizard Of Oz
This is a really cute cover on this book. I love the Mary Engelbreit art. I was disappointed though that the book did not have more Engelbreit illustrations inside.
The book came with a surprise. A little girls ruby slipper necklace.

No Pictures Inside!Disappointed
Why would they call this book "Mary Englebriet's Classic Library"?If Mary Englebriet's name is on the book then I expect pictures inside.There are no pictures except the cover which all books have cover pictures so having one picture doesn't make this book any different than the paperback version.How is it possible that someone who is as prolific as Mary Englebriet couldn't even create one single picture for the inside of the book? ... Read more

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Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books ever written in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), better known today as simply The Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works, and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. Amongst his other famous works are Mother Goose in Prose (1897), American Fairy Tales (1901), The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale (1901), The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902), The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People (1902), The Enchanted Island of Yew (1903), Sky Island (1912) and Mary Louise (1916). ... Read more

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I loved this book when I was about 10
I first read Queen Zixi of Ix when I was in fourth grade. I loved it then and got really into it. The story concerns a magic cloak that grants wishes (one wish only per person). For entertainment fairies weave the magic cloak and release it to the people of Noland. The recipient is a little girl, Fluff. Through absurd circumstances her brother, Bud is crowned king of Noland.

Ironically only one person in the story ends up intentionally making a wish on the cloak. The others either forget that they are wearing the cloak or don't know about the cloak's magic properties, and so are granted the first wish that they state as they absently talk to themselves. Because the cloak takes things literally this leads to some absurd consequences as people is Bud's palace find their idle wishes come true.

Queen Zixi in the neighboring land of Ix has heard about the cloak. She decides to steal it and after a few tries succeeds. However the wish will not be granted if the cloak has been stolen. Queen Zixi doesn't get her wish and discards the cloak without knowing why.

Meanwhile Bud's country of Noland is invaded by very round rude people called Roly-Rouges. He and Fluff don't have the cloak to help them and appeal to Zixi for help. She took the cloak while in disguise and switched it for a fake so the kids don't know that the cloak is missing. They only know that it won't work. The rest of the book follows Zixi helping the children as they hunt down the cloak and deal with the Roly-Rouges. Naturally this happens in unexpected ways.

As an adult rereading this book I still liked it, but the pacing felt kind of funny. This is a fairly short book and lots happens (more than I can summarize here). When I read this as a child the pacing felt perfect so I probably read faster now. There are still little jokes included here for adults, though. At one point a character muses that this would be the way things work "in a fairytale, but not here in the real world of Noland". So there are little jokes and ways in which things are worded that adults will get but children will likely overlook as they think about fairies, wishes and magic. This book is written more for children, but if you read it as an adult or if you read it aloud to kids there is something for you too.

If you have younger children then this book is definitely a good choice for them. I remember it well from my childhood and I loved it. For a child it is a must read. For an adult it is a quick entertaining read.

As Good as the Wizard!
L. Frank Baum is best known for THE WIZARD OF OZ and the sequels he wrote to that series. All of them are good but, of course, some are better than others. He wrote other stories as well and most of them take place in the same general locale as the Oz stories. The kingdoms and personages may vary but the "feel" remains the same. This book is one such.

This is an original fairy tale and has many of the familiar aspects of the classical genre. It is fun and well written and is as fully deserving of respect as the OZ books. Some say it was Baum's best work; Baum himself certainly ranked it among his best. I had heard of this book when I was a child in love with all things Oz but it was out of print at that time. Thankfully, it is available now.

The story centers around a magic cloak created by a fairy queen. The possessor of the cloak will be granted one wish. Many of those wishes turn out to be foolish or wasteful. The cloak is originally given to a young orphan girl, Fluff. Her brother is soon proclaimed King of Noland and turns out to be an enlightened ruler, even if he is full of the follies of youth. The cloak provokes jealousies, however, and Noland soon finds itself at war with Ix and ultimately conquered by a bunch of strange beings foreign to both Noland and Ix. The cloak turns out to be a source of trouble as well as a blessing.

Fabulous Fantasy!
My kids loved this book andhad me read it to them 6 times!Yours will too!

My daughter Paige's opinion
This is a very good book.It is about two young children with no mother and then their father dies and they are very poor.They are forced to live with their aunt. (She is very mean and she doesn't care about anything but money.)Once the king of Noland died they decided for Bud to be the new king. It is really about their adventures with Bud being king.At the same time a magic cloak is going around and nobody knows that it is magical.People keep on accidentally making wishes and they don't know it until later when their wishes come true.Once they notice that it is magical everybody wants it.Soon there is a war against queen Zixi of Ix for the cloak.
This book is cool in very weird ways.It is also one of the books in the series of the Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.I like this book because the plot is fiction and I have read and liked most of the books that this author has written.I think that he is a very good author.He is very creative and I like that and how he uses his creativity to write his books.
I strongly recommend this book to whoever has it.I don't really think it belongs in a specific age group.I think that every body could read it and understand what is going in the book.I also think that whoever reads this book will really like this book.

A Fairy Tale for all ages.
Queen Zixi of Ix is far and away my favorite non-Oz Baum book, and actually is high on the list for my favorite Baum books in general. In the interesting and informative introduction to the Dover edition, Martin Gardner cites Baum himself(from a letter to his son) about the book.

Baum wrote: "In some ways Queen Zixi is my best effort, and nearer to the 'old-fashioned' fairy tale than anything I have yet accomplished."

In fact, one of the reasons that this book has stayed with me so strongly over the years (I have been re-reading it on and off since I was eight) is that pure fairy tale quality. The issues between Ix and Noland have less of the sly contemporary humor that Baum used in the Oz books. He instead revisits the classical fairy tale characters of the ruling innocents (Bud and Fluff), the tragic "evil" queen (Zixi), and the wicked step-parent (Aunt Rivette). What makes Queen Zixi so wonderful is that while the archetypes are recognizable in the characters, they are alsovibrant and real people in their own right. The tension and the flow of the story relies on the fact that these characters are much more than their fairy tale ancestors.

I find that the Richardson illustrations work well with the book (it was the only Baum book that he illustrated). His style is memorable and works well with the text.

Expect the always reliable Baum humor and wordplay. Expect to be engaged and amused and moved.

Recommended for readers of any age. ... Read more

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"There's a cyclone coming!" Uncle Henry shouts. But it is too late for his niece. Snatched away from her home in Kansas, Dorothy finds herself in the land of Oz. There she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Lion, and together they set off down the yellow brick road to seek the Wizard of Oz. For nearly 100 years, children have been entranced by the wonderful world of Oz. In this Young classics edition, children can enjoy the imaginary land of Oz and also learn about real life on the Kansas prairies 100 years ago. Photography and background information help to set the scene, and bring Dorothy and her friends to life for a new generation of children. ... Read more

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2 GREAT CLASSIC STORIES IN ONE WONDERFUL HARDCOVER BOOK ... Read more

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This was the only adventure novel (set in contemporary Egypt with some fantasy trappings) and the last adult work of fiction of L. Frank Baum, creator of the Wizard of Oz, published eleven years after he wrote Mother Goose in Prose which first introduced a little girl by the name of Dorothy. ... Read more

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When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away from Kansas in a wild cyclone, they find themselves in the strange and magical land of Oz. On a quest to find her way back home, Dorothy and her friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion journey to the Emerald City where the great and powerful Wizard lives. Discover Dorothy's unforgettable adventures in one of the most enchanting fantasy novels of all time.

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Fleeing his evil-tempered guardian, the witch Mombi, a boy named Tip has met up with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the erudite H.M. Woggle-bug, T.E. Together with the Sawhorse and the scarecrow-like Jack Pumpkinhead, two objects Tip brought to life with Mombi's magic powder, they have attempted to retake the Emerald City from General Jinjur and her all-female revolutionary army. However, they soon find themselves trapped in the Emerald City's castle. Even if they can escape, they must still find a way to stop Jinjur and her new ally...Mombi! Biowulf, Dragon Arms, and Junction 17 creator David Hutchison follows up Oz: The Manga, his best-selling, acclaimed adaptation of L. Frank Baum's timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz, with a spectacular re-imagining of the next chapter in the Oz saga! Collects Land of Oz: Return to the Emerald City #1-4. ... Read more

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Return To Oz-The Manga
The sequal to Antarctic Press' series of Oz-The Manga was this comic broken up into two parts, Land Of Oz-The Manga. This is another adaptation of the 2nd Oz book by L. Frank Baum. The first half is just called Land Of Oz-The Manga, while the other is Land Of Oz-The Manga: Return To The Emerald City. The story was very much the same from the original Marvelous Land Of Oz novel, although for some reason instead of the regular guardian of the Emerald City gate it has Tik-Tok(who is called "Tick-Tock")who doesn't even show up until the third novel. The character designs are also slightly redone in traditional manga-style. Tip looks like he/she's out of a steampunk anime, Jinjur is at first wearing a proper military uniform and then later on she's gussied up like a Disney Princess, Mombi appears more like a Munchkin considering she's from Gillikin, Jellia is even shorter than average, and Wogglebug is very distinguished. Tin Man is back with shiny nickel-plating, and Scarecrow is very sharp in his new royal duds. If David Hutchison's work on the previous manga satisfied you, then you'll love this one too. ... Read more

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The fifth story of Oz and the fourth detailing the magical travels of Dorothy, Baum takes the young Kansas girl and her dog Toto on a circuitous journey to Oz for Princess Ozma's birthday. She begins the adventure in an attempt to help a stranger, the Shaggy Man, find the road he seeks, and they are joined on their way by a perpetually lost boy named Button Bright and a fairy called Polychrome, daughter of a Rainbow. Through a series of encounters with foxes, donkeys, and other characters, both new and familiar, the group braves the Deadly Desert to reach the Emerald City for the royal birthday celebration. Baum continues his tradition of charming Oz stories in a tale that ultimately takes its characters where they wish to go, but not always simply by the 'right' road. ... Read more