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The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz
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Author: L. Frank Baum
Illustrator: Lisbeth Zwerger
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-10-01
ISBN: 1558586385
Number of pages: 103
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: North-South Books

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Book Review: Beautiful and mysterious illustrations, "wonder full" story
Summary: 5 Stars

This well-known fairy tale now has illustrations truly worthy of the mysterious and wonderful happenings in the Land of Oz. The European illustrator, Lisbeth Zwerger, states in the book jacket that she had never seen the Hollywood movie version before doing her drawings and that they were drawn simply from the author's own descriptions in the book. I read the book aloud to my daughters, one 10 and the other 6 years old, and found that the book is quite different from the movie. The pictures are exquisite, colorful, and capture the strangeness of the story. Both children loved it. Afterwards, the 6 year old said, "Mom, maybe we should BUY this book," (I had borrowed it from the library). Since then not only have I bought the book, I have given it to my nephew for his birthday and to another friend for her baby shower. It's superb.

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