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Ozma of Oz

by Baum Lyman Frank

Science Fiction & Fantasy » Fantasy

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Lyman Frank Baum (1856 -1919), an American author, actor, and filmmaker, created a wonderful fairyland, described in his “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and thirteen sequels.
This story begins with a storm, which carries Dorothy away from the steamship nobody knows where. She reaches land and finds herself in the fairy realm of Ev. Along with a talking chicken and with the help of her old friends – the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Ozma of Oz - Dorothy tries to rescue Queen Ev and her ten children from the King Nome.
The beloved children’s classic, delightful and comic, is an unforgettable reading for the young audience.

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