[Pocket Edition] World Literature Classics Library - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of Baum's most famous and artistically accomplished works. It is a long fairy tale created by Americans themselves and a treasure of world children's literature. Upon its publication, it was warmly received by readers and topped the children's bestseller list for two consecutive years. It has been widely disseminated around the world in various art forms such as light opera, film, and animation. In 1939, Hollywood in the United States adapted The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into a film, which was screened and won the American Academy Award that year. In 1976, at an important conference held by the American Children's Literature Association, experts listed The Wonderful Wizard of Oz among the "Top Ten Greatest American Children's Literary Works" of the past two hundred years. It is a fairy tale praised in the history of American children's literature in the 20th century. It is one of the books that has influenced 113 professors from various disciplines at the world-renowned Harvard University. My book is for those who are forever young in heart, no matter how old they are.—Frank Baum