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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"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…

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"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects & Topics

Courage -- Juvenile fictionCowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fictionCyclones -- Juvenile fictionDreams -- Juvenile fictionFantasy literatureGale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fictionGood and evil -- Juvenile fictionHome -- Juvenile fictionOz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fictionScarecrow (Fictitious character from Baum) -- Juvenile fiction