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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By L. Frank Baum
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By L. Frank Baum
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By L. Frank Baum
Introduction by Ray Bradbury

By L. Frank Baum
Read by Brooke Shields and Paul Rudd

By L. Frank Baum
Read by Brooke Shields and Paul Rudd

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

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Dec 09, 2003 | ISBN 9780812970111

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Jul 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780307824189

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Jun 12, 2012 | 256 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both [Baum and Shakespeare] lived inside their heads with a mind gone wild with wanting, wishing, hoping, shaping, dreaming,” and it is this same hunger that makes all of us continue to seek out the story of Oz—and be nourished by it.
    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the definitive first edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author.

    About The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both [Baum and Shakespeare] lived inside their heads with a mind gone wild with wanting, wishing, hoping, shaping, dreaming,” and it is this same hunger that makes all of us continue to seek out the story of Oz—and be nourished by it.
    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the definitive first edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author.

    About The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    More than a century after L. Frank Baum first released this magical tale of a young girl, Brooke Shields entrances a new generation of young listeners with her narration of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 

    Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her
    and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and ask for help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets along the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.

    This edition includes L. Frank Baum’s original introduction to the story, read by the actor Paul Rudd.

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    About L. Frank Baum

    Born in 1856, in Chittenango, New York, L. Frank Baum is best remembered for his monumental 1900 classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He returned frequently to the magical world he’d created, writing 13 books set in Oz. His considerable literary output included… More about L. Frank Baum

    About L. Frank Baum

    Born in 1856, in Chittenango, New York, L. Frank Baum is best remembered for his monumental 1900 classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He returned frequently to the magical world he’d created, writing 13 books set in Oz. His considerable literary output included… More about L. Frank Baum

    About L. Frank Baum

    Born in 1856, in Chittenango, New York, L. Frank Baum is best remembered for his monumental 1900 classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He returned frequently to the magical world he’d created, writing 13 books set in Oz. His considerable literary output included… More about L. Frank Baum

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Fantasy

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 09, 2003 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812970111

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Fantasy

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 11, 2012 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307824189

    Category: Literary Fiction | Fantasy | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jun 12, 2012 | 256 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307941626

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    Praise

    “Baum was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were not—imaginative,
    tolerant, alert to wonders, life.”—Gore Vidal

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