num_pages: 213
description: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , by L. Frank Baum , is part of the   series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes &amp; Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes &amp; Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion—they’re now as beloved a part of American folklore as Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan. Since its first publication in 1900, L. Frank Baum ’s story of a little girl carried away by a tornado to the strange and beautiful Land of Oz has had an extraordinary emotional impact on wide-eyed readers young and old.As Dorothy journeys down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, hoping the Great and Terrible Wizard who lives there will help her return home, she shares adventures with the famous trio of characters, defeats a wicked witch, and learns about the power of friendship, loyalty, and self-confidence. While scholars have debated for decades over possible political meanings hidden within the tale, Baum himself claimed he simply wanted to write a “modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.” As it has done for generations past, this classic of fantasy adventure speaks movingly about what every child needs: the Woodman’s compassion, the Lion’s courage, and the Scarecrow’s wisdom.With original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow.J. T. Barbarese teaches at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, where he is a member of the Rutgers Center for Children and Childhood Studies. He is the author of four books of poetry and a translation of Euripides.
language: English
title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
titlecomplete: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
characters: Omby Amby, Cowardly Lion, Quelala, Winkies, Boq, Wizard of Oz, Good Witch of the North, Wicked Witch of the West, Kalidahs, Queen of the Field Mice, Scarecrow, Glinda, Dorothy Gale, Wicked Witch of the East, Jellia Jamb, Aunt Em, Gayelette, Guardian of the Gates, Munchkins, Winged Monkeys, Hammer-Heads, Uncle Henry, Dorothy Gale, Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, Wizard of Oz, Toto, Aunt Em, Good Wi, Tin Woodman, Uncle Henry, Stork, Toto
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 441071
places: Kansas, Oz
series: Oz
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Barnes & Noble