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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ IBD

BENEDICTION CLASSICS
01 / 2021
9781789432374
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Sinopsis

'The book has a bright and joyous atmosphere. It will indeed be strange if there be a normal child who will not enjoy the story.''The funniest - the handsomest - the most elaborate childâÇÖs book ever published.'á- The New York Times, 1900.'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become AmericaâÇÖs greatest and best-loved homegrown fairy tale ... one of the most-read childrenâÇÖs books.'á- Library of Congress.'to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms oneâÇÖs heart and brings its own reward.'á- L. Frank Baum.The Wonderful Wizard of Ozáis an enchanting tale of adventure and self-discovery in a magical country. It is AmericaâÇÖs first and greatest fairy tale and is one of the most-read childrenâÇÖs books. Its unforgettable characters and memorable adventures made it an instant classic.This edition contains all the original illustrations. DenslowâÇÖs original images and changing colour scheme enhance our appreciation of the book. DenslowâÇÖs imagination has given us the familiar and beloved visual world ofáThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Frank Baumá(1856-1919) was an American childrenâÇÖs writer. He is best-known foráThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, though he wrote another thirteen books in the Oz series and over fifty-five novels. Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz after failures as an actor, and proprietor of, successively a theater, a general store, a newspaper and a trade magazine. WitháThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz,áBaum aimed to create an Americanized fairy tale, like GrimmsâÇÖ and AndersenâÇÖs 'in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.'Features of this edition:It contains all 148 of W. W. DenslowâÇÖs color illustrations, that are essential to a true appreciation of this book, which is the creation of both author and illustrator.Almost every page has a color illustration.The text is set in a crisp large modern 12 point font that children and grandparents will find easy to read.It contains the authorâÇÖs introduction.

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