Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz; Glinda of Oz; The Royal Book of Oz, Paperback/L. Frank Baum

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Revel in the magic of Oz in this collection of the final three books in L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale series. The three concluding titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection In The Magic of Oz, the mischievous Kiki Aru has discovered a magical word that can transform him and anyone else into whatever he wants. Worse yet, Kiki has been recruited by the villainous Nome King in his latest attempt to get revenge on Princess Ozma and all her friends. Can Dorothy and the Wizard stop the evildoers before they conquer Oz? Or will Kiki's incredible powers finally give the Nome King the revenge he has craved for so long? In Glinda of Oz, Dorothy and Ozma journey to a remote part of Oz to stop a war between the Flatheads and the Skeezers. But the Flatheads and Skeezers have a different idea. Soon Ozma and Dorothy are trapped in an amazing crystal-domed city on an enchanted island. The watertight city submerges itself, and only the Wizard and Glinda can save them--but will they make it in time? In The Royal Book of Oz, the Scarecrow goes to search for his family roots. He returns to the cornfield where Dorothy first found him and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Will he decide to stay there? Or will he return to Oz?

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Lyman Frank Baum

Autor American · 1856–1919

Lyman Frank Baum a fost un important scriitor american de cărți pentru copii, celebru în special pentru cartea Vrăjitorul din Oz (1900) și alte treisprezece cărți bazate pe aceasta și cu acțiunea tot pe Tărâmul din Oz. Tărâmul respectiv, ce conținea patru regiuni conduse de un rege, se mai numea și Orașul de Smarald din Oz. A mai scris alte nouă cărți fantastice, 82 de povestiri scurte, circa 200 de poeme și alte…