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The Marvelous Land of Oz [Illustrated] Kindle Edition

by L. Frank Baum (Author), Eltanin Publishing (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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~~ includes all the original illustrations by John R. Neill, including several color plates, and a new Preface by Oz expert and Eltanin Editor Joseph Nusbaum. ~~
Following the success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum continues his Oz series with The Marvelous Land of Oz (now known as The Land of Oz). In this new Oz adventure, Baum brings back favorite characters such as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and introduces memorable new characters, such as Jack Pumpkinhead, the Saw-Horse, the flying Gump and the Woggle-Bug. This story also features the first collaboration between L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill, who worked together to produce Baum’s remaining thirteen Oz books.

The Marvelous Land of Oz is the 2nd book in the Oz series.

***NOTE: We also have for sale the full Wizard of Oz Omnibus ebook that includes all 14 of the Oz books (this one, as well as the 13 listed below). At $5.99, it is a major savings over purchasing them all individually. You can find it at http://amzn.com/B01BWVBUEU

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~ Ozma of Oz (#3) - http://amzn.com/B0050Q9EI8
~ Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (#4) - http://amzn.com/B0068O9EUY
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~ The Emerald City of Oz (#6) - http://amzn.com/B007NO7OG4
~ The Patchwork Girl of Oz (#7) - http://amzn.com/B0088DZTQG
~ Tik-Tok of Oz (#8) - http://amzn.com/B009KEXYAK
~ The Scarecrow of Oz (#9) - http://amzn.com/B00AR34EO8
~ Rinkitink in Oz (#10) - http://amzn.com/B00BQ0TOFU
~ The Lost Princess of Oz (#11) - http://amzn.com/B00FQ1XJQK
~ The Tin Woodman of Oz (#12) - http://amzn.com/B00JA1MGNY
~ The Magic of Oz (#13) - http://amzn.com/B00NPOSWLM
~ Glinda of Oz (#14) - http://amzn.com/B00TKPAQJG

Also by L. Frank Baum:
~ The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus including the short story "A Kidnapped Santa Claus": http://amzn.com/B00HF8DIOA
~ Little Wizard Stories of Oz: http://amzn.com/B014Z2XXES

~~ This book is DRM-free, which means you can buy it and then convert it to other formats for all your ereading devices! ~~
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Eric Shanower is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling cartoonist, author, and illustrator. His work has been widely published--from Marvel Comics to Random House, from Nickelodeon Magazine to BBC television.

Skottie Young has been an illustrator and cartoonist for over ten years working for entertainment and publishing companies such Marvel, Warner Bros., Image, Upper Deck, Mattel, and many more.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004T5NI8S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eltanin Publishing (March 19, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10983 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09CRTXPWS
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L. Frank Baum

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Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.

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Ryan McSwain
5.0 out of 5 stars "Marvelous" is not an exaggeration
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz went over well with my five-year-old son, so he chose this one to read together at bedtime. This one is a different experience, because there are fewer MGM-tinged preconceptions. It's just as easy to read aloud, and, if you're squeamish, the body count is considerably lower than the first time around.

This story isn't as timeless and self-contained as the first book, but that doesn't work against it. It's exactly what you want: an exploration of Oz after Dorothy left. In fact, there are no characters from the real world at all (with the possible exception of the Jackdaws).

There are some interesting themes to examine here. There are explorations of gender, politics, and gender politics. Not to mention the questions it raises over the nature of life and the responsibility of creating life.

Baum cheated a bit by including the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman as main characters to advertise the real-world stage play. But the new characters are just as imaginative: the marvelous Jack Pumpkinhead, the snarky Sawhorse, the sesquipedalian Woggle Bug, and the patched-together Gump. The audience surrogate, Tip, is a nice follow-up to Dorothy. Being a native of Oz, his goals are very different, but he's just as assertive and loyal.

I think the villains are a bit more interesting this time around. Mombi does more interesting things with her magic than the Wicked Witch, and General Jinjur is just fabulous. There are some who would take offense at the dated portrayal of a rebellious woman, but stick around to the end and L. Frank Baum might win you back over. Baum probably didn't intend to write a book about gender identity, but it makes the book surprisingly relevant today.

For the best experience, find a copy with the John R. Neill illustrations. The images are very different than those of W. W. Denslow in the Wizard of Oz, but they are full of energy and imagination. I'm glad Neill became the archetypal illustrator for Baum's world.

The Land of Oz is a delightful sequel to a beloved book. If you or someone you love is longing for another journey to Oz, this will fit the bill.
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Shayne White
5.0 out of 5 stars The first REAL Oz book
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013
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It's a shame that most people have only seen the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz and know nothing about what follows, because that story was pretty much just an introduction to the series. In The Marvelous Land of Oz, the story of Oz really begins. A lot of people probably get turned off that it's the only Oz book without Dorothy and don't get any further, which is a shame because if you don't read this book you don't know who Ozma is! The characters in this story are alive and real: Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, Tip, General Jinjur, and of course the witch Mombi (who is far more interesting than the Wicked Witch of the West), all excellently drawn by John R. Neill, who was far better than W.W. Denslow any day. The pictures are all faithfully reproduced in their original glory by Eltanin publishing, which has been a rare treat for so long with so many bad print editions floating around out there. Do yourself a favor and read this story -- you'll be addicted to the series at once.
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theboombody
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Different From the First Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2005
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The thing I noticed most about this book is that Baum tries to stick quite a bit of jokes in this one. This is quite a bit of an improvement over the first book, which seems devoid of attempts at humor. Still, I give this a lower rating than the first book because I'm a little freaked out regarding identification issues with Tip, the main character. You have to read the entire book to know what I'm talking about. I think when Baum wrote this issue into the book, he figured nothing like it would ever happen in real life, but less than 50 years later, it did. Weird. The Gump seems to have some identity issues as well which leads me to believe that identity is a big theme of this book. Another example - the scarecrow's whole body is replaced with money after his straw is gone, but he is still the same person because of the content he possesses, that being fake brains. Identity has got to be a theme here.

Still, despite what weird identity issues there may be, the book is a great read. Jack Pumpkinhead and the Woggle Bug are solid new characters that I really like. The Scarecrow and Tin Man are back and are the same as always, except sometimes the Tin Man is called Nick Chopper. I don't understand why he didn't have a name in the first book but now he all of a sudden has a name, but oh well.

I like the Wicked Witch of the West and all, but General Jinjur is the main villain in this one, and I think I might like her better because she's pretty. You won't see characters like her and her army in a book printed in modern times because such characters today would be considered sexist. Let's face it though, sexism was popular back then. Everyone today would tell the author, "Wait, you can't stereotype women as being more suited for housework!" Still, the fact that Baum had such a powerful girl in his work probably did more for the women's liberation movement than against it. I think when this book was written, women's suffrage was a big issue. It sure seems obvious that Baum is addressing some kind of women's issue. Baum seems to be addressing issues more blatantly in this book than he did in his first Oz book.

I thought it was interesting to see the Woggle Bug say, "We can blockade the city and starve it into submission," and Glinda the Good Witch make death threats to the evil Mombi (which looks an awful lot like the word Mom). I think books for kids steer away from these kinds of things now, but I also think these things are important in some kind of way because they show that you've got to be tough on the bad guys sometimes, even though it's a last resort.

Those are just some reflections. The thing you'll get most out of the book if you read it yourself is that it's both funny and fun; a good fairytale. I like the Oz books much better than Harry Potter. I also like Baum's style more than Dahl's (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Baum is an impressive writer. (So once again as you might guess, there are some pretty big words in a kid's book, still nothing like Wind in the Willows though.)
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Jasnarahman
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Reviewed in India on December 28, 2020
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It is the most funny and magical book I ever read. I was so surprised to know that tip was princess ozma.

Maryam Zahra in grade 3
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Thomas Cho
1.0 out of 5 stars Old book
Reviewed in Singapore on August 31, 2020
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the book is full of jagged pages and dots on the pages
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Alexis Jahiel Buckley
1.0 out of 5 stars Mise en page horrible
Reviewed in France on June 20, 2016
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Il faut éviter cette édition à tout prix. Les images sont scannées d'une copie venant du Library of New York, la marque est visible à travers des scans, des images coupées. Je n'ai JAMAIS vu une re-édition ayant un tel manque de qualité.
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Orazio Ler
4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage
Reviewed in Italy on September 18, 2014
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A book for every age, a never ending story with wonderful illustrated pages. When you start to read you can't stop even if you already know how the story will end...
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wit
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2012
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Who hasn't heard of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?

For the very few of you who don't, a short bit of history: L. Frank Baum wrote a child's book in 1900. This book is the first, and best known book of a series about the Land of Oz. This first episode tells us the story of Dorothy. Dorothy lives in Kansas, USA on a farm with her uncle Henry and aunt Em. They have a dog, Toto. One day a tornado hits the farm. While Henry and Em can flee to the cellar, Dorothy tries to save Toto. But she's taking too long and the farm, with Dorothy trapped inside, is swept away, together with Toto, up into the funnel. At long last the tornado puts the farm down in the land of Oz. By coincidence the farm landed on an evil witch. Thus Dorothy saves the locals from her tyranny. Another, good, witch shows up and Dorothy takes the opportunity to ask for help to return home. Sadly the witch can not help her, but she sends her to the wizard of Oz, he will know the way. This is the start of a journey through Oz. She encounters some special people (a Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion), who will join her on her journey.

Shanower has succeeded in transforming the tale by Baum into an enticing graphic novel. The story was good, remains good and is in fact lifted to a higher level by the drawings of Shanower. The funny, caricatural style gives every character just that bit more of presence. The lion, for example, looks impressive with a big body and matching teeth but his face reminds me of a teddy bear. It is a perfect match for his character.

It's a pleasure to read and look at. i highly recommend it.
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