L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was the children's author, playwright and journalist whp wrote the American classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. in 1900.
The Wizard of Oz
Pop Up Book
(Reprint)
$22.99
- ISBN-13: 9781608871643
- Publisher: Insight Kids
- Publication date: 10/09/2012
- Edition description: Reprint
- Pages: 35
- Product dimensions: 9.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)
- Lexile: AD840L (what's this?)
- Age Range: 5Years
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Few stories are as ubiquitous as The Wizard of Oz. It’s difficult to put a new spin on a classic, but that is exactly what has been done in this edition, which brings the story to life with three-dimensional pop-up scenes and Nicola Robinson’s intricate pen-and-ink illustrations. Watch the tornado descend on Dorothy’s house and fear the cackle from the Wicked Witch of the West. Follow Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man down the yellow brick road into the Emerald City and experience the wonder of returning home with a click of the magic slippers. Kids will love the charming drawings and interactive pop-ups and adults will enjoy revisiting a story from their own childhoods. An abbreviated adaptation of the original work by L. Frank Baum celebrates the tale that has transcended time while introducing it to an entirely new generation of readers.
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Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green
If you are looking for red slippers and a tearful heroine, just keep looking. Here, you will find Dorothy as Baum imagined her—practical, forthright, and determined to get home to her Aunt Em. Of course, that is how it is should be; this is, after all, an adaptation of the original novel and not based on any of the film versions. The bones of the story are the same: a cyclone carries a girl in her house to the magical world of Oz; her house lands on a wicked witch; she takes the magical shoes and goes to the Wizard for help in getting back home; she meets three unusual friends along the way and they join her journey; the foursome (and canine Toto) must face off against the land's other wicked witch; and the Wizard is a fraud but Dorothy gets home anyway. The details, however, are very different: There is no Miss Gulch; Glinda does not appear in the house-landing scene; the travelers face off against a series of challenges (bear-tiger kalidahs, wolves, crows, bees, hammer-heads, and a giant spider); the Wizard of Oz appears in four different shapes; the slippers are silver; and so on. And then there are the illustrations. Small, finely-detailed illustrations add a sense of character on each page, but the true treasure of the story in this format is its multi-dimensional fold-out images; "pop up" somehow seems too trivial a word for this art. Readers are drawn into Baum's imaginative classic tale as they gaze into the layers of Robinson's finely-crafted art. This is a fresh and stunning interpretation of a beloved tale for the ages. Parents should note that this version is true to the original book in its presentation of the various confrontations: In other words, the Tinman does slay forty wolves, the Scarecrow vanquishes forty crows, and the Lion beheads a giant spider. The "violence" is off-screen though; it is described very briefly in the text, the acts are explained to be necessary for the heroes' survival, and the illustrations make the foes seem asleep rather than dead. Although the acts are no worse than a Grimm fairy tale, when reading this book aloud to little ones, you may comfortable "edit" that section if you feel it is warranted. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green