The Marvelous Land of Oz
By L. Frank Baum
- Release Date: 1981-01-01
- Genre: Classics
Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
The second entry in L. Frank Baum’s beloved children’s fantasy series spills over with kooky characters, topsy-turvy logic, and powerful magic. Orphan boy Tip is tired of living with Mombi, a petty and mean-spirited witch. But when his plan to frighten her with a jack-o’-lantern goes wrong, she sends him and his newly animated friend—now named Jack Pumpkinhead—running for their lives.
As they’re tossed from one adventure to the next, Tip and Jack encounter everything from Wishing Pills and life-giving powder to an army of girls on its way to overthrow the Emerald City. With its wild inventions, joyful reversals, and sly nods to the era’s suffragist movement, The Marvelous Land of Oz expands Baum’s enchanted world into something even stranger, funnier, and more alive.
Reviews
Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, Good
5By Bobafett52’thIt was alrightGreat adventure
5By DgrenevitchI love rereading these with my oldest. My mom read the whole series to sister growing up. The constant enjoyment of the banter between the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the saw horse is the best. So much imagination is used in these books!Fun read
4By TW8152022It was fun to read additional stories from the Wizard of Oz fame. I enjoyed it even as an adult. Some parts were difficult to follow at times, but overall worth the read.Good
5By Llamas6157GoodGood book
4By Iren H-VI liked this book a lot. However, I discovered that there were several grammatical mistakes. The grammar was worse than mine and I am nine years old. I was surprised that such a good book would have such stupid grammatical mistakes.Fun book
4By KanPlayThis sequel is a fun read. It was interesting to follow up on the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodsman.The first six OZ books.
5By P4PA515I've been reading books for over sixty years. As a young boy I enjoyed Fantasy and Science Fiction and still read some to this day. Many years ago I did read H.G. Wells but never read the OZ books. I retired last year and have more time for reading and just now finished the sixth book. According to Wikipedia this was originally intended to be the last one. When reading these books you can clearly see their influence on our twentieth century society. I thoroughly enjoyed them. Be sure to read them, now, or wait to read them, you choose, but do not fail to read them some time in your life.The marvelous land of oz
5By JalahhAwesome bookGreat story, but needs improvements
4By 🐶lovepuppies🐶I loved the book itself, I thought it was better than the wizard of oz, but I found no commas where there needed to be and some improper grammar. It also drove me crazy that instead of the actual picture, it said' [ illustration]' I would like it if there where illustrations instead of a caption!Wonderful read
5By JoBeanyI never knew the Wizard of Oz came from a series of writings from so long ago, I am enjoying the books!!!The Marvelous Land of Oz
5By Cab3RazorbackThis book is marvelous, as is the land of Oz! It brings you to laughter with the silly antics, and annoys you with the Woggle-Bug. This is a wonderful book that no one has read, and should read!! It is the second book of the Oz series; not as good as the first, but I am off to see the Wiza--- I mean, I'm off to read the next book. A great book I still recommend to all of my friends.It's GRRRRRRREAT!
5By LEVY ULTRAThe book is very funny, it shines light on what happened to the scarecrow and tin woodsman after the Wizard of Oz, It has a very good ending! Sincerely, Carson PalmerThe sequel
4By Camel Man 77A delightful sequel to "The Wizard of Oz". Tells about Princess Ozma.Don't get it!
1By Silverlake52693Ok, when I got book, I thought, you know, that it would be a thrilling sequel to 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. What I got were TEN pages of blank, copyrights, and 'how would you rate this to your friends?'. Believe me, don't get this book!
