THE INSPIRATION FOR THE CLASIC FILM“Follow the yellow brick road!”
Since it first appeared in 1900,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has brought joy to generations. In it, a girl's dream world comes to life as the cyclone lifts Dorothy from Kansas, depositing her in the enchanted land of the Munchkins. There she meets the famous Oz characters: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Her adventures along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and the Wizard himself evoke the rich, universal appeal of a classic fairy tale.
On sale: October 3, 2006
Grade: Grades 6-12
Page count: 240 Pages
ISBN: 9780451530295
Born in 1856, in Chittenango, New York,
L. Frank Baum is best remembered for his monumental 1900 classic
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He returned frequently to the magical world he'd created, writing 13 books set in Oz. His considerable literary output included 55 novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and many miscellaneous writings, including scripts and "lost" novels. He passed away in 1919.
Regina Barreca is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut. She is the editor of seven books, including
The Penguin Book of Women's Humor, and the author of four others. She writes frequently for the
New York Times,
Chicago Tribune, and
Hartford Courant.
“Baum was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were not—imaginative,
tolerant, alert to wonders, life.”—Gore Vidal
