The Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wizard of Oz
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241734261
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By L. Frank Baum

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241734261

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Classics

Illustration: b & w line

Contributors:

Introduction by Cornelia Funke
Introduction by Cornelia Funke

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 153g

Pages: 208

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction L. Frank Baum Penguin Books Series: Puffin Classics

About the Author

Frank L. Baum (1856-1919) was born in New York. He enjoyed making up stories, particularly for his own children. The Wizard of Oz, based on their favourite bedtime story about a land of Oz, was published in 1900 and it immediately became a huge international success. He wrote several sequels and numerous other kinds of books under a pseudonym.

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