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Wizard of Oz
192 pages, Hardcover
Published October 30, 2024
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About the author
L. Frank Baum
3,220 books2,773 followersalso wrote under the names:
* Edith van Dyne,
* Floyd Akers,
* Schuyler Staunton,
* John Estes Cooke,
* Suzanne Metcalf,
* Laura Bancroft,
* Louis F. Baum,
* Captain Hugh Fitzgerald
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema.
Born and raised in Chittenango, New York, Baum moved west after an unsuccessful stint as a theater producer and playwright. He and his wife opened a store in South Dakota and he edited and published a newspaper. They then moved to Chicago, where he worked as a newspaper reporter and published children's literature, coming out with the first Oz book in 1900. While continuing his writing, among his final projects he sought to establish a film studio focused on children's films in Los Angeles, California.
His works anticipated such later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).
* Edith van Dyne,
* Floyd Akers,
* Schuyler Staunton,
* John Estes Cooke,
* Suzanne Metcalf,
* Laura Bancroft,
* Louis F. Baum,
* Captain Hugh Fitzgerald
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema.
Born and raised in Chittenango, New York, Baum moved west after an unsuccessful stint as a theater producer and playwright. He and his wife opened a store in South Dakota and he edited and published a newspaper. They then moved to Chicago, where he worked as a newspaper reporter and published children's literature, coming out with the first Oz book in 1900. While continuing his writing, among his final projects he sought to establish a film studio focused on children's films in Los Angeles, California.
His works anticipated such later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).
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December 23, 2025
Vi algumas vezes no passado partes das cenas iniciais do filme “The wizard of oz” de Victor Fleming, lançado em 1939, mas nunca tinha visto até ao fim. E ainda bem que nunca o fiz, porque acabei por ler um dos clássicos infantis mais fofinhos de sempre. 😊 Tenho a certeza que retomarei a este mundo fantástico, de aventura e reflexão moral através do cinema, embora duvide que sejam fiéis à obra original.
“Courage! What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
“The Wizard of Oz” de L. Frank Baum acompanha Dorothy, uma rapariga do Kansas que é levada por um tornado até à terra mágica de Oz, onde inicia uma viagem para regressar a casa, acompanhada por personagens inesquecíveis como o Espantalho, o Homem de Lata e o Leão Covarde.
Apesar do tom leve e imaginativo, o livro aborda temas profundos como amizade, coragem, identidade e autoconfiança. Cada personagem procura algo que acredita não possuir, apenas para descobrir, ao longo do caminho, que essas qualidades já existiam dentro de si.
“You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.”
Em suma, “The Wizard of Oz” é uma obra intemporal, para todas as idades que mostra como a verdadeira magia não está em poderes extraordinários, mas no crescimento interior e na força dos laços humanos. <3
“There is no place like home.”
“Courage! What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
“The Wizard of Oz” de L. Frank Baum acompanha Dorothy, uma rapariga do Kansas que é levada por um tornado até à terra mágica de Oz, onde inicia uma viagem para regressar a casa, acompanhada por personagens inesquecíveis como o Espantalho, o Homem de Lata e o Leão Covarde.
Apesar do tom leve e imaginativo, o livro aborda temas profundos como amizade, coragem, identidade e autoconfiança. Cada personagem procura algo que acredita não possuir, apenas para descobrir, ao longo do caminho, que essas qualidades já existiam dentro de si.
“You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.”
Em suma, “The Wizard of Oz” é uma obra intemporal, para todas as idades que mostra como a verdadeira magia não está em poderes extraordinários, mas no crescimento interior e na força dos laços humanos. <3
“There is no place like home.”
January 9, 2025
2.75
Pretending Michael Jackson was the scarecrow, together with the rest of the cast of the Wiz, made this bearable and readable.
Pretending Michael Jackson was the scarecrow, together with the rest of the cast of the Wiz, made this bearable and readable.
March 5, 2025
The book has 185 pages and I read it in 4.5 hours and it was quite good! It was very easy to read because of its short chapters.
It’s not the best thing I’ve ever read but it’s fine because the story is obviously tailored to a younger audience. It’s perfect if you’re trying to get better at reading :)
It’s not the best thing I’ve ever read but it’s fine because the story is obviously tailored to a younger audience. It’s perfect if you’re trying to get better at reading :)
February 14, 2025
Something about this book feels so nostalgic to me, despite not growing up with it
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