Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum

(Summary by Judy Bieber)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit. The animals end up humbled by a few of their experiences in Oz, where all animals can talk, and return home a little wiser. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ by L. With a little help from Ozma, the group end up in Oz where they are treated to feasts and celebrations. In their journey back to the earth's surface, they meet a number of potentially dangerous magical peoples and creatures including the cold-blooded Mangaboos, invisible bears, the flying wooden Gargoyles, a den of dragonettes, and an eccentric inventor. Scarecrow on a stick The Wizard of Oz is brought to you with a sense of the rolling Kansas landscape, and a magical. There they encounter the 'humbug' wizard who once ruled Oz. In this title, Dorothy, her kitten Eureka, Jim, a cab horse, and Zeb, a ranch hand, descend into the earth through a rift opened by an earthquake.

However, it also is enlivened by Baum's considerable wit, penchant for puns, and dry social commentary. Published in 1908, while Baum was resident in Coronado, California, it is considered one of the 'darker' of the Oz tales. Frank Baum.ĭorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth of 14 Oz books written by L. Dorothy is the protagonist of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz throughout the novel, she defeats evil and perseveres against continual obstacles in her effort to return home. Librivox recording of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L.

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum