The Wizard of Oz (Color Illustrations Edition)

Author: Frank Baum (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: One of the most influential books by professors from the world-renowned Harvard University. My book is written for those who are forever young in spirit, no matter how old they are. – Frank Baum
Frank Baum was a famous American writer and playwright in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known as the "Father of American Children's Literature" and self-proclaimed "Royal Historian of Oz." The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is Baum's most famous and artistically accomplished work. It is a long fantasy novel created by Americans, 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 worldwide in various art forms, including light opera, film, and animation. In 1939, Hollywood adapted The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into a film, which went on screen and won the Academy Award that year. At a significant conference held by the American Children's Literature Association in 1976, 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 the most celebrated fairy tale in American children's literature history in the 20th century.