After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.
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Tapping into a deeply rooted desire in himself and his loyal readers to live in a peaceful country which values the sharing of talents and gifts, Baum\'s imaginative creation, like all great utopian literature, holds out the possibility for change.
In Baum\'s final novel, Glinda of Oz (1920), Dorothy and Princess Ozma try to prevent a battle between the Skeezers and the Flatheads.
The Emerald City of Oz (1910) finds Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry coming to Oz just as the wicked Nome King is plotting to conquer its people.
The Wizard of Oz (1900) introduces Dorothy, who arrives from Kansas and meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and a host of Other characters.
This fully annotated volume collects three of Baum\'s fourteen Oz novels in which he developed his utopian vision and which garnered an immense and loyal following.
Through story, style and texture, the Penguin Threads is an exciting chapter in Penguin\'s long history of excellence in book design, for true lovers of the book, design, and handcrafted beauty.
Sketched in a traditional illustrative manner, the final covers are sculpt embossed and present full front and reverse hand-stitched designs.
This latest set features three beloved Classics for both adults and children with cover art by painter and illustrator Rachell Sumpter.
Jillian Tamaki\'s embroidered artwork appears on The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Emma by Jane Austen, and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
Penguin\'s award-winning art director Paul Buckley presents Penguin Threads, a series of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions inspired by the aesthetic of handmade crafts with specially commissioned cover art.
The coveted and award-winning Penguin Threads series continues with three more enchanting, beautifully sewn covers by a talented visual artist With paper and pen or needle and thread, storytelling has many traditions.
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas
