The Royal Book of Oz (The Wizard of Oz Collection) - Softcover

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782261079 ISBN 13: 9781782261070

Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Upon his return to the cornfield from which Dorothy first rescued him, the Scarecrow decides to follow his pole deep down into the earth and find out more about his family history. But when he discovers the Silver Islands and unearths his royal heritage, will he stay beneath the earth or can Dorothy persuade him to return to the Land of Oz? Journey through the magical world of Oz with Dorothy and friends. Part of a 15 book collection by L. Frank Baum, these beloved children's classics are timeless and loved by all.

About this title

About the Author:

Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 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). His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country) and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).

An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper. She had already published her first children's book, The Perhappsy Chaps, and her second, The Princess of Cozytown, was pending publication when William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. (Rumors among fans that Thompson was Baum's niece were untrue.) Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.

Review:

"It was great fun to go back and revisit the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through this amazing book... The book cover illustration is fantastic, very pleasing to the eye and great for kids. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz deserves no less than 5 out of 5 stars." - Rachel Bustin, Parenting blogger

About this edition

• Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782261079
• ISBN 13: 9781782261070
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 253