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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a well-known classic that never seems to lose its magic. Dorothy Gale and her trusty little dog Toto are swept away when a cyclone hits the family farm. Along with her new friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman, and The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road in search of The Emerald City to meet the Great Oz. He is a powerful wizard with the ability to send her back to her dear Aunt Em and Uncle Henry...but at what cost? The first book in the Oz series, this novel introduces us to the strange Land of Oz and its odd inhabitants.

After an explanation of how the magic umbrella works, the two children, joined by Cap'n Bill, decide to take a trip to a nearby island. They call it "Sky Island" because it looks like it's "halfway in the sky"—but the umbrella takes them to a different place entirely, a literal island in the sky.

On a bright, summer 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. But the journey won't be easy, and she'll need the help of a few good friends.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," also known simply as "The Wizard of Oz" is a famous children's novel by Frank L. Baum. Written at the start of the 20th century, it is one of the most famous fantasy stories to date, now brought to life by B. J. Harrison. Dorothy is a young girl living peacefully on a Kansas prairie, when a cyclone swoops her and her dog Toto into the magical Land of Oz.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus reveals the story behind the man we all know. In this children's fantasy story, baby Claus is discovered in a forest by a supreme immortal and placed in the care of a lioness and later a wood nymph. Claus is kind towards children and spends his time making toys for them, but not everyone is pleased with his activities and will do all they can to make it stop. The story by L.

Das Abenteuer in Oz geht weiter! Als Dorothy und ihre Katze, Eureka, ihren Onkel in Kalifornien besuchen, werden Dorothy und ihr Cousin, Zeb, auf ihrer Kutschfahrt von einem Erdbeben überrascht und stürzen in einen Abgrund. Als sie endlich unten ankommen, finden sie sich in einer Glasstadt wieder. Dort angekommen, werden sie direkt vor Gericht gebracht, weil man ihnen die Schuld an den herab prasselnden Steinen gibt. Als ein Neuankömmling angekündigt wird, ist Dorothy überrascht, den Zauberer von Oz zu sehen!

Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum to you and your family from beginning to end.

Königin Zixi von Ix (Original: "Queen Zixi of Ix" or "The Story of the Magic Cloak") ist ein Kinderbuch von L. Frank Baum. Die Ereignisse des Buches wechseln sich zwischen Noland und Ix ab, zwei Nachbarregionen des Landes Oz. L. Frank Baum behauptet selbst, dies sei das beste Buch das er geschrieben habe.

American Fairy Tales is a classic fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum. The acclaimed author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many other juvenile fantasy books, L. Frank Baum had a lifelong fascination with fables, folklore, mythology, and fairy tales. This volume collects a series of engaging fantasy stories that follow the format of the world's best-loved fairy tales, combining imagination and adventure with valuable moral lessons.

Voice-over star and TikTok phenom Shelby Young, known for her work in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Baby Shark's Big Show, and Wolfenstein, brings a modern fairytale to life in this audio edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz follows Kansas...

The Marvelous Land of Oz begins soon after the events of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and follows the adventures of a young boy named Tip exploring a world where everything has been turned upside down after the departure of Dorothy. When Dorothy left, her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were given rulership over the Emerald City and the Winkie Kingdom. But the Scarecrow’s rule of the Emerald City has been overthrown by an all-girl army, and Tip is recruited along with the Tin Woodman to help him get the city back.

This charming fable about unruly ambition and its inevitable consequences first appeared in The Delineator magazine in 1905.

Autor de más de sesenta publicaciones infantiles, L. Frank Baum debe su popularidad principalmente a El Mago de Oz, obra que desde el momento de su publicación en 1900 ha conocido innumerables ediciones en las más diversas lenguas y ha sido llevada a la pantalla en varias ocasiones.

The Capture of Father Time tells the story of Jim, the son of an Arizona cowboy, and an expert with the lasso. When Jim visits relatives in the East, he amuses his cousins with his lasso tricks. One day he takes a horse to a pasture in the countryside, where he tosses his lasso at imaginary targets. To his surprise, it catches an invisible object. On close inspection, Jim sees that he has caught an old man with a bald head and a long white beard, dressed in a white robe and carrying an hourglass. It was Father Time!

A wealthy Boston woman named Claribel Sudds consults Dr. Daws, a wise old chemist who dabbles in magic, about her desire for a stage career. For a fee, Daws prepares some magic candies in five flavors that will endow the eater with the talents of dancing, singing, elocution, piano playing and high kicking. However, Claribel forgets the box of goodies on a store counter where it is inadvertently taken by the 12-year-old Bessie Bostwick. At home, Bessie eats the chocolate candy and places the others in a serving dish in the hall.

In the short story The Girl Who Owned a Bear, Jane Gladys Brown’s mother leaves her in the care of Nora the maid when she goes shopping. While Nora is busy in the pantry, Jane Gladys works on her embroidery, until a mysterious little man arrives and gives her a large book titled Thingamajigs. When she opens it, the pictures come to life and appear in the room, including a monkey, a donkey, a leopard and a bear. When her mother returns, all of them jump back into the book.

Eleven-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon! Lyman Frank Baum was an American author chiefly famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. We know you will enjoy this very special series from Icon Audio Arts hosted by young Eden Giuliano!

This classic adventure story by L. Frank Baum traces the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The Library of Congress has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved home-grown fairytale” because of its references to clear American locations like Kansas and Omaha. Translated into more than 50 languages, it has become an established part of cultures around the globe.

Along with Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, young Tip escapes from the wicked witch Mombi. They join forces with the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and Glinda the Good to recapture the Emerald City from General Ginjur.

A Baker’s Dozen - A collection of 13 classic Christmas stories.