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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder) | 
 enlarge | Author: L. Frank Baum
Creator: W. W. Denslow
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 5170
Format: Special Edition
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 100 Anv
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 272
Number Of Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060293233
EAN: 9780060293239
ASIN: 0060293233
Publication Date: October 31, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: item is from our store location and may have minor shelf wear or minor creases.
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Product Description
One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, it was the first truly American fairy tale, as Baum crafted a wonderful out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home."Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz. This lavishly produced facsimile of the rare first edition contains all 24 of W. W. Denslow's original color plates, the colorful pictorial binding, and the 130 two-color illustrations that help make The Wonderful Wizard of Oz so special and enduring.
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 Wizard of Oz Special Edition October 28, 2008
Vickie M. Metz (Pendleton, SC)
The book arrived in a timely manner and the cover and gold leaf pages are beautiful. I am extremely pleased with this book.
Gorgeous book October 16, 2008
Sonya Medema (San Francisco, CA USA)
I just received this book for my daughter as her FIRST "chapter" book (she is 4). I am amazed - it is a gorgeous book! The illustrations are beautiful and they are in COLOR throughout the book. What a treasure...would make a great gift too.
The original weirdness May 11, 2008
Emily J. Taylor (Utah)
I admit, it has been years since I bothered to read this book--kiddie-hood, in fact. I also never saw the movie all the way through until I entered college. But since Oz has utterly invaded our culture, I figured I would give myself a reminder of what all the fuss is about and maybe find new ways to complain about "Wicked."Truly, this is what classic children's literature should be! Despite Baum's beginning note that he wanted to write a fairy tale with just joy and no horror, this still manages to be a considerably freaky book--and I do not mind this in the least. The recent surge of children's fantasy is only a testimony that kids want a little horror and macabre. And yet it is all done in the best of taste, an almost Carol-esque world of the bizaree and wonderful. It is almost a pity that technology at the time of the movie would not allow the capture of some of these fantastic ideas and beings. And yet I can see why so many adults continue to love this story. Maybe because I am rereading this as an adult, but I found some incredible themes that, naysayers listen, go far beyond the petty "I want this and that" mentality that is only seen in the film version.Anyway, this is simply a great adventure story that has all the ingredients of good versus evil and wild imagination and darling characters you can't help but love. I read this is one setting, absolutely mesmorized by the story that has caught the hearts of so many. After all, who doesn't want to be swept away to the magical land of Oz and be immediately declared a witch or wizard simply because you happen to be more different and exciting than the rest of the citizens? I give warning that this is somewhat different from the movie.
 Not like the movie January 20, 2008
Mrs. Paula J. Brill (Glendale, AZ United States)
my mother read the books to me when i was little and coming from a generation where having a movie on Television was a treat i can remember being extremely disappointed in the movie. The main thing being the fact that Dorothy (who is supposed to be, i believe, 8) was played by someone who was definitely NOT 8. Not even close. Originally, Shirley Temple was supposed to be cast but the studio would not lend her so judy Garland got the job. The movie is very different from the book. I think the book should be read first and then the movie.
Fantastic Gift... January 18, 2008
J. Bell (Kansas)
I bought this as a gift for my mother & future mother-in-law who are both Wizard of Oz fans & avid readers. They both loved it! The pictures are beautiful, the pages easy to read. I had looked @ getting the entire set in one book, but am so glad that I decided to purchase them individually. I'm sure I'll be getting a set for myself soon.
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