Project Gutenberg 2013-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 2097 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856 1919 Van Dyne, Edith Bancroft, Laura Baum, Lyman Frank Metcalf, Suzanne Akers, Floyd Cooke, John Estes Fitzgerald, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Hugh Staunton, Schuyler Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace) 1856 1915 Denslow, William Wallace The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas who is swept away by a cyclone to the magical land of Oz. To return home, she embarks on a journey to meet the great Wizard Oz, meeting various characters along the way who each seek something they believe they lack, such as brains, a heart, and courage. The enchanting and imaginative world promises themes of friendship, adventure, and self-discovery. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Dorothy and her simple life on the Kansas prairie, living with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. One day, a cyclone uproots her home, and when she awakens, she finds herself in the vibrant and unfamiliar land of Oz, where she inadvertently kills the Wicked Witch of the East. Grateful Munchkins celebrate her arrival as a hero, and she learns she must travel to the Emerald City to seek help from the Wizard Oz. Along her journey, she meets the Scarecrow, who desires brains; the Tin Woodman, needing a heart; and the Cowardly Lion, who seeks courage. Together, they navigate various challenges, illustrating themes of bravery, kindness, and the quest for self-improvement against the backdrop of Baum's whimsical and vivid creations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction Fantasy literature Courage -- Juvenile fiction Home -- Juvenile fiction Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction Dreams -- Juvenile fiction Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Cyclones -- Juvenile fiction Scarecrow (Fictitious character from Baum) -- Juvenile fiction Toto (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Witches -- Juvenile fiction Wizard of Oz (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Tin Woodman (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 318913 318626 2024-11-18T11:34:57.183972 2023-09-19T07:38:31.674404 text/html text/html 301254 2024-10-23T18:59:39 text/html 168452 2024-11-18T11:35:07.268908 application/epub+zip 178027 2024-11-18T11:35:00.726928 application/epub+zip 173484 2024-11-18T11:34:59.238946 application/epub+zip 366969 2024-11-18T11:35:13.004905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320667 2024-11-18T11:35:06.213925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279574 2022-09-20T05:05:52.591949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239874 239743 2024-10-18T12:02:37.096504 2023-09-19T07:38:30.491326 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 219811 2024-10-23T18:59:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239593 2020-10-13T13:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24758 2024-11-18T11:35:13.201862 application/rdf+xml 13833 2024-11-18T11:34:59.818945 image/jpeg 3806 2024-11-18T11:34:59.528930 image/jpeg 10254482 2020-10-13T13:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 82393 2020-10-13T13:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 167124 2024-11-18T11:34:57.206959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia