World Of Reading Oz The Great And Powerful The Land Of Oz

Oscar Diggs travels from dusty Kansas to magical Oz. There, he meets Munchkins, Winkies, Flying Monkeys, and three very powerful Witches. Will Oscar be able to figure out who is good and who is evil in time to save everyone in Oz?

From Munchkins to Flying Monkeys to the Emerald City, "The Land of Oz" Level Two Early Reader introduces young readers to the people and places of Oz, including Oscar Diggs, the magician from Kansas who is destined to become the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, and the three witches, some of whom are good, and some of whom are very, very wicked!

Oscar Diggs''s life suddenly changes when he''s hurled from uneventful Kansas into the enchanting Land of Oz. There, he must transform from a small-time magician into a powerful wizard in order to save the good inhabitants of Oz from the wicked forces at large. Filled with exciting photos from the upcoming movie, Oz The Great and Powerful, this junior novel tells the tale of how Oz became a great wizard!

It is the first Oz book where the majority of the action takes place outside of the Land of Oz. Only the final two chapters take place in Oz itself. This reflects a subtle change in theme: in the first book, Oz is the dangerous land through which Dorothy must win her way back to Kansas; in the third, Oz is the end and aim of the book. Dorothy's desire to return home is not as desperate as in the first book, and it is her uncle's need for her rather than hers for him that makes her return.

L. Frank Baum's timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the rst uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was rst published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, "Both [Baum and Shakespeare] lived inside their heads with a mind gone wild with wanting, wishing, hoping, shaping, dreaming," and it is this same hunger that makes all of us continue to seek out the story of Oz--and be nourished by it.This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the de nitive rst edition and includes the New York Times review of that edition as well as the original Preface by the author.

The Land of Oz. This sequel to The Wizard of Oz deals entirely with the early history of Oz. No one from the United States or any other part of the "great outside world" appears in it. It takes its readers on a series of incredible adventures with Tip, a small boy who runs away from old Mombi, the witch, taking with him Jack Pumpkinhead and the wooden Saw-Horse. The Scarecrow is King of the Emerald City until he, Tip, Jack, and the Tin Woodman are forced to flee the royal palace when it is invaded by General Jinjur and her army of rebelling girls. The Land of Oz ends with an amazing surprise, and from that moment on Ozma is princess of all Oz.

See more than just the man behind the curtain--see the cast and crew of of Oz: The Great and Powerful, and learn the behind-the-scenes stories of the creation of the film, straight from the filmmakers who made the movie! With special insights and sneak peeks into the story, production design, make-up, effects, and pre- and post-production details!

The Magic of Oz - Lyman Frank Baum - The Magic of Oz is the thirteenth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. Published on June 7, 1919, one month after the author's death, The Magic of Oz relates the unsuccessful attempt of the Munchkin boy Kiki Aru and former Nome King Ruggedo to conquer Oz.The novel was dedicated to "the Children of our Soldiers, the Americans and their Allies, with unmeasured Pride and Affection."