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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393049922

ISBN-139780393049923

eBay Product ID (ePID)1743928

Product Key Features

Book TitleAnnotated Wizard of Oz

Number of Pages544 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicClassics, Fantasy / General, Children's & Young Adult Literature, General

IllustratorYes, Denslow, W. W.

GenreLiterary Criticism, Young Adult Fiction, Fiction

AuthorL. Frank. Baum

Book SeriesThe Annotated Bks.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight51 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width0.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-031867

Preface byGardner, Martin

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsI have never known or heard of an American man or woman who has started to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and put it down without finishing it., I have never known or heard of an American man or woman who has started to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and put it down without finishing it., If you ever talk to anyone who has written, you'll always find a childhood in which, somewhere along the line, there's a Wizard of Oz., If you ever talk to anyone who has written, you'll always find a childhood in which, somewhere along the line, there's a ?Wizard of Oz.', I have never known or heard of an American man or woman who has started to read ?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? and put it down without finishing it.

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromFifth Grade

Series Volume Number0

Dewey Decimal813/.4

Grade ToEighth Grade

Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition

SynopsisThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale. Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading Oz scholar, now provides a fascinating new annotation that not only reacquaints readers with the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, but also illuminates the colorful background of this treasured American classic. This edition explores numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word Oz. A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable Oz edition, and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's The Wizard of Oz , to the 1974 Broadway hit, The Wiz . A beautiful, awe-inspiring work, The Annotated Wizard of Oz is an enduring tribute to the timeless joy of The Wizard of Oz , and a classic to rival Baum's own., The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale. Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading Oz scholar, now provides a fascinating new annotation that not only reacquaints readers with the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, but also illuminates the colorful background of this treasured American classic. This edition explores numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz." A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable "Oz" edition, and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's The Wizard of Oz , to the 1974 Broadway hit, The Wiz . A beautiful, awe-inspiring work, The Annotated Wizard of Oz is an enduring tribute to the timeless joy of The Wizard of Oz , and a classic to rival Baum's own., A beloved classic comes to life with this beautifully illustrated annotated edition on the 100th anniversary of Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the quintessential American fairy tale, but also one of the most controversial children's books ever published. Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading Oz scholar, provides a spellbinding annotated edition that illuminates all of Oz's numerous contemporary references, provides fascinating character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz." A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W. W. Denslow--scrupulously reproduced to mimic their correct colors, using a different color for each region of Oz -- as well as twenty-five previously unpublished illustrations. In addition, Hearn provides an extensive bibliography, compiling Baum's published work, every notable Oz edition, and the stage and motion-picture productions from 1939's The Wizard of Oz to the 1974 Broadway smash The Wiz . The result is a classic to rival Baum's own, and a book no family's library can do without. 90 black-and-white, 56 color, and two-color illustrations throughout., In celebration of the 100th anniversary of its publication, a beautifully illustrated annotation of The Wizard of Oz, complete with an exact reproduction of the original 1900 edition.

LC Classification NumberPS3503.A723W59 2000