The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 children's fantasy novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a cyclone. Upon her arrival in the magical world of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West.

Subjects: Courage -- Juvenile fiction, Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction, Cyclones -- Juvenile fiction, Dreams -- Juvenile fiction, Fantasy literature

Categories: Category: Adventure, Category: American Literature, Category: Children & Young Adult Reading, Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Literature