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| Call No. | Title | Author | Illustrator | Edition Date | Description |
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Marvelous Land of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1985 | Tip and his creation, Jack Pumpkin, run away to Oz, where they save the city after it is captured by girls. |
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Lost Princess of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1998 | When Princess Ozma and all the magic of the Land of Oz are mysteriously stolen away, Dorothy and the other residents of Oz are determined to find their missing ruler and the thief responsible for her disappearance. |
F |
Wizard of Oz (video) | 0 | Delightful musical fantasy tale about a little Kansas girl named Dorothy who dreams of the magical land of Oz. Originally released as motion picture in 1939 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | ||
F |
Little Wizard Stories of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 0 | Six tales present further the adventures of Dorothy and Toto, Ozma, Tiktok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Tin Woodman, and other characters from the land of Oz. |
F |
Scarecrow of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 0 | The adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill take them to Oz where they help solve the problem of Pom, whose truelove's heart has been turned to ice by witches. |
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Road to Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1991 | Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party. |
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Ozma of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1998 | When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children. |
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Rinkitink in Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1998 | When all the inhabitants of Pingaree are kidnapped by the mongrel hordes of twin island kingdoms, Prince Inga and his friend King Rinkitink decide to go to the rescue. |
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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1990 | During a California earthquake Dorothy falls into the underground Land of the Manaboos where she again meets the Wizard of Oz. |
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | W. W. Denslow | 1960 | This Dover edition...is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the first edition published by the George M. Hill Company in 1900. All text and color illustrations from the original edition are reproduced in this edition. |
F |
Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | W. W. Denslow | 0 | After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas. (Illustrated |
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Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | Lisbeth Zwerger | 0 | 1996 edition illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. |
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Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | Evelyn Copelman | 1944 | Illustrations by Evelyn Copelman, adapted from the famous pictures by W. W. Denslow. |
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Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1999 | Dorothy tries to rescue the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow from the giantess who has changed them into a tin owl and a teddy bear and is using them for playthings. |
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Tik-Tok of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1996 | Introduces Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok, the clockwork man, assists in conquering the Nome King. |
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Magic of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 1999 | A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes' ex-king who wants to destroy Dorothy, the Wizard, and Princess Ozma. |
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Dorothy of Oz | Roger S. Baum | Elizabeth Miles | 1989 | With the aid of Lion, Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and Tugg the talking boat, Dorothy battles Jester, who is using the dead Wicked Witch's magic wand to turn the citizens of Oz into porcelain dolls. |
F Tho |
Yankee in Oz | Ruth Plumly Thompson | Dick Martin | 1972 | Recounts the adventures of Tompy, a young Pennsylvania boy, and his dog Yankee in the Land of Oz. |
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Glinda of Oz | L. Frank Baum | John R. Neill | 2000 | "In which are related the exciting experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz, and Dorothy, in their hazardous journey to the home of the Flatheads, and to the magic Isle of the Skeezers, and how they were rescued from dire peril by the sorcery of Glinda the Good." |
| PR 6025 .I65 H65 |
Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum, Edited by Michael Patrick Hearn | W. W. Denslow | 1983 | Critical edition of the original book including essays on the author and the work that are useful for teaching and research. |
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Best of the Baum Bugle | International Wizard of Oz Club | 1961-1962 | Edited by Justin G. Schiller, Fred M. Meyer (of Escanaba Mi.) and Dick Martin. Includes covers from foreign editions. | |
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Best of the Baum Bugle | International Wizard of Oz Club | 1963-1964 | Contains special issues on W. W. Denslow and John R. Neill | |
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The Wiz | Charlie Smalls | 1974 | Libretto for the musical version of the Wizard of Oz--Opening night, January 5, 1975 | |
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The Making of the Wizard of Oz | Aljean Harmetz | 1977 | Details of the 1939 MGM production. | |
PN |
Over the Rainbow: The Wizard of Oz as a Secular Myth of America | Paul Nathanson | 1991 | An interdisciplinary study of religion, film, and popular culture covering both the MGM move and the original text by L. Frank Baum. | |
PS |
The Wizard of Oz: Shaping an Imaginary World | Suzanne Rahn | 1998 | A study of the long series of Oz books which were both popular and controversial. Complete with a detailed chronology and annotated bibliography, this timely assessment also addresses both recent scholarship and the popular concerns of modern readers. | |
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The Wizard of Oz | Salman Rushdie | 1992 | A very personal review of the film by a man who sites it as his very first literary influence. | |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Popular Culture | Neil Earle | 1993 | Attempts to understand the phenomenal popularity and various reincarnations of the original Oz tale and to show how they can provide a useful paradigm for a discussion of American popular culture. |