Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 2: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz/The Road to Oz/The Emerald City of Oz, Paperback

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Delve deeper into the world of Oz in this collection of books four through six in L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale series. The fourth, fifth, and sixth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection In Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard visit the center of the Earth, where people are vegetables, glass houses grow, and Oz characters reappear. Eventually they return to the Emerald City--but will they stay? In The Road to Oz, Dorothy sets out on another adventure with some new friends like the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Polychrome, and some old ones like the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Will they reach the Emerald City in time for Ozma's birthday? In The Emerald City of Oz, Dorothy, her Uncle Henry, and Aunt Em are going to live in the Emerald City. They set out of explore the land of Oz with the help of Dorothy's friends, but must rush home again when they discover that the Nome King is busy gathering an army for an invasion of Oz. Will they be able to stop the invasion?

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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…