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Language
English
Description
"This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person who can...
2) Abby in Oz
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
450L
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Abby, her two friends Robin and Frankie, and the annoying Penny, are in their treehouse arguing about what to do for their special school project when a tornado appears out of nowhere, scoops up the treehouse, and transports them all to the land of Oz, where they are soon confronted by Wicked Witch of the East (who is very much alive, and rather angry), and must save a story that is going completely sideways--all because of the evil Gluck.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
One day a cyclone suddenly sweeps across the Kansas sky. A young girl named Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are carried up into the terrible storm. Far, far away, they crash down in a strange land called Oz. To return home, Dorothy must travel to the Emerald City and meet the all-powerful Wizard of Oz.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For seven years, bad luck has followed Ivy around like a dog on a leash. Her father disappeared, her mother is a washed–up beauty–pageant winner, and now Viola and her mother have moved into a ramshackle house on Gumm Street. Ivy's new neighbors–bookish Pru, stuck–up Cat, and wannabe adventurer Franny–are worse than unfriendly. But then a mysterious pair of ruby red slippers turn up, and the four girls are swept away... not to OZ, but to...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xvi, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Real Wizard of Oz is an imaginatively written work that stretches the genre of biography and enriches our understanding of modern fairytales. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its thirteen sequels, lived during eventful times in American history- from 1856 to 1919- that influenced nearly every aspect of his writing, from the Civil War to Hollywood, which was emerging as a modern Emerald City full of broken dreams and humbug...
Author
Publisher
Metro Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"This exciting, photo-packed collection lends a whole new dimension to the story that's been dazzling audiences for generations! The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion tracesthe film's history all the way back to L. Frank Baum's written and theatrical masterworks, to the aruduous process of crafting Oz for the silver screen, to the film's triumphant August 1939 premeire, and on to the decades of ensuing, unparalleled acclaim. Inside the pages...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
950L
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the legendary film, from its creation as a novel by L. Frank Baum and the production of the film to the legacy the cultural phenomenon has inspired.
12) The historian's Wizard of Oz: reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xi, 149 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 25 cm
Language
English
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (268 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hordes of winged monkey-bats, a shape-shifting dog, and a cyber-punk sorceress can all be found in the vast hidden underworld known as The O.Z. Zooey Deschanel stars in this science fiction update of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. When small-town waitress D.G. (Deschanel) unexpectedly lands in the dangerous wasteland known as The O.Z., she'll need the help of three unlikely friends and the great Mystic Man (Dreyfuss) to escape cruel sorceress...