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Lyman Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American author chiefly known for his children’s books, particularly the Oz series. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four “lost works,” 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the first volume in Baum’s most successful series. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress has declared it “America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale.” Its groundbreaking success and the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write thirteen additional Oz books that serve as official sequels to the first story. This book is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for writing English developed in the mid-19th century at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah).

L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published in 1900 and was an immediate smash hit. If you've at least seen the musical you know the story: a young girl named Dorothy is swept away from her Kansas farm by a tornado and is plopped down in a fantastical land of wonder. This novel stands on its own as a brilliant work of American literature whose characters, unlike many European counterparts, don't come from any ancient legends, but were simply made up: talking animals, good and wicked witches, and of course, the wonderful Wizard himself!

This newly-released 2019 edition features: A beautiful cover with new fresh design. Additional unique word search puzzle with 20 words from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" to bring deeper connection and more enjoyable experience to the readers.This book tells the story a young girl named Dorothy who lives on a Kansas farm with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little dog Toto.One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is caught up in a tornado and deposited in a field in the country of the Munchkins.The falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East. More exciting stories follow suit thereafter.