The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum's 1900 American fairy tale. A Kansas cyclone sweeps Dorothy and her dog Toto to the magical land of Oz, where she follows the yellow brick road with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman and a Cowardly Lion to find the Wizard who can send her home.
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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty lo…L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of OzStart reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz free →
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Plain, warm English and a story almost everyone already knows, which makes it easy to follow. A gentle first novel for A2 to B1 readers.
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