- Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Classics; New edition edition (27 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140366938
- ISBN-13: 978-0140366938
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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814,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > B > Baum, L. Frank
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After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.
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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Read the first page
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Never having read this story as a child and only being familiar with the film, how suprised I was to find out that the magic shoes were in fact silver and not red! I understand, of course, why the colour was changed for the movie, as red contrasts much better with the yellow of the brick road. It is, however, rather naughty for the cover of this book ( Puffin version ) to show red shoes as it is an unabridged original tale and not a book of the film. The book is suitable for the under 10 age group as the characters are fairly one dimensional. I'm afraid, despite the book containing more adventures than is depicted in the film, this is one case where the movie brings the story to life more so than the book! Nevertheless, the story is highly imaginative and fun, so don't be put off by the fact it is over a hundred years old as the writing style and language is still appealing for today's readers. It is classed as a classic, and indeed it contains several points for consideration, but there are many modern books that are more deserving of the title.
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16 Mar 2004
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For those of us who've seen the movie umpteen times, this retelling of the classic tale is actually fresh and worth the read ... (witch, by the way, isn't easy .....)
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