About this book
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel written in 1900. When a cyclone sweeps young Dorothy and her dog Toto from Kansas to the magical Land of Oz, she discovers only one way home: she must destroy the Wicked Witch of the West. Joined by a Scarecrow seeking brains, a Tin Woodman wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion desiring courage, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.
Summary by Project Gutenberg.
Details
- Author
- L. Frank Baum, 1856–1919
- Written
- 1900
- Form
- Children's novel
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Children & Young Adult Reading, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Adventure, American Literature
- Reading level
- Easy to read
- Readers
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- 1 February 1993, on Project Gutenberg
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