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Dorothy and her trusty hen, Billina, are washed ashore in the Land of Ev after a shipwreck. At first Dorothy is delighted to find lunch grows on trees in lunchboxes. But soon she realises there is a darker side to the Land of Ev. On the seashore, Dorothy encounters the Wheelers, terrifying creatures with wheels instead of hands and feet, but luckily manages to escape to a nearby cave. Here she befriends Tik-Tok, a loyal, robot-like creature who needs to be wound up like a toy to function. He warns her to stay away from the Wheelers and tells her the story of the Land of Ev. The royal family of Ev have been dethroned by the evil Nome King of the neighbouring kingdom. Tik-Tok explains to Dorothy that her friend Princess Ozma of Oz is travelling to Ev by magic carpet to help save the royal family. But before Dorothy can begin to help Ozma and the royal family, she is seized by Princess Langwidere and imprisoned in a tall tower. Poor Dorothy is terrified by the strange heads that Princess Langwidere keeps in her palace and is desperate for Ozma to come and rescue her. But will Princess Ozma of Ozma make it to the Land of Ev, and if she does, what will she be able to free Dorothy?

Cap'n Bill, a sailor with a wooden peg-leg, and his friend, a little girl named Trot, set out in California on a calm day for a short trip in their rowing boat. Rapidly, however, the weather takes a turn for the worse and an enormous storm develops, washing them overboard. Miraculously rescued by mermaids, they are taken them to a nearby cave. Thereafter follows an amazing story, Cap'n Bill and Trot encounter a variety of characters: the strangely shaped, ostrich-like Ork; the Bumpy Man, who deals in sugar and molasses; Button Bright, a young boy in a sailor's outfit who constantly gets lost. With the aid of some friendly birds and magical berries, the group are eventually carried safely across the deadly desert to Oz. However, things rapidly take a turn for the worse as the motley group find themselves in Jinxland, a country riven by political intrigue and instability, and currently ruled by the infamous Krewl. Princess Gloria, amidst the breakdown of her country, has defied her would be-suitors, and is punished by having her heart turned to stone by a witch - who also takes the opportunity to turn Cap'n Bill into a grasshopper. With misfortune on every side, things look dicey for Trot and her companions, until the Scarecrow catches wind of the events from the Great Book of Records. Will Glinda be able to help depose the despot Krewl and save the lives of Cap'n Bill and the Princess?

Dorothy and her faithful Toto are back home in Kansas when they encounter the homeless and hapless Shaggy Man and decide to accompany him on his journey. Soon they encounter a bevy of new friends, including Button-Bright and Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter, and are back on their way to the magical land of Oz. Hoping to arrive in time to attend the Ozma's birthday party, the company is soon pitched headlong into a series of unlikely adventures, tackling talking foxes with magical powers and crossing the Deadly Desert. Arriving at the palace, they make the acquaintance of a host of guests from all over Fairyland. Will Dorothy and Toto remain in Oz with their old friend the Wizard, or will she once again return to her native land?

Dorothy has decided to take Uncle Henry and Aunt Em to live in the Land of Oz, with the help of Princess Ozma. As they embark together on a tour of the land, Dorothy is unaware that the Nome King, squatting in his underground Kingdom, is plotting to seize the Land of Oz. He sets out to recruit new allies to help the Nome army and burrows his way to the center of the Emerald City. Can his diabolical army be defeated by Dorothy, Princess Ozma of Oz, and their friends? In this captivating installment in the Oz series, as well as being reacquainted with favourite characters from previous books such as the Cowardly Lion, Billina the yellow hen, and the Wooden Sawhorse, we are introduced to many weird and wonderful news ones such as the Miss Cuttenclip, the paranoid Flutterbudgets, and the living kitchen utensils of Utensia.

A fantastical tale of endless imagination, this story follows the adventures of a young boy named Tip, who, for as long as he can remember has been under the guardianship of a witch named Mombi in the Land of Oz. One night he plans his escape to the Emerald City, stealing Mombi's powder of life. Along the way he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman as well as making some new ones such as Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. Can they escape Mombi and make it to the Emerald City? This story is as exciting and endearing today as it was when first published more than 80 years ago

Una versión íntegra e ilustrada del relato clásico de magia y aventuras de Lyman Frank Baum. Los jóvenes lectores recorrerán con Dorothy y su perrito Totó la carretera de ladrillos amarillos y exploraran la magica tierra de Oz. ¿Lograran encontrar al mago, vencer a la malvada bruja del Oeste y regresar sanos y salvos a Kansas? El maravilloso mago de Oz se publico por primera vez 1900 y es uno de los libros mas editados y traducidos tanto en Estados Unidos como en Europa. Su encanto eterno se ha combinado con nuevas ilustraciones en esta fabulosa edicion con tapas duras y cinta marcapaginas. Otra joya de la coleccion Originales ilustrados de Usborne que los niños guardaran como un tesoro.

Dorothy finds herself in a strange land and far from home when a tornado whirls her and her faithful dog Toto into the magical world of Oz. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. Her journey there is full of strange and wonderful encounters, not least with the scarecrow, the tin woodman and the cowardly lion. Full of magic and color, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an archetypal and beloved story of so many; one of friendship, loyalty and the love of one's home. The cover art for this edition was designed by New York based artist John Burgerman.

Una adaptación de la obra El Mago de Oz, del escritor norteamericano L. Frank Baum, narrada con un lenguaje sencillo y comprensible para los niños e ilustrada con los magníficos dibujos de la diseñadora italiana Manuela Adreani, que capturan el encanto de este clasico inolvidable. Los niños podran disfrutar de las mas famosas escenas de este cuento: la llegada de Dorothy al pais de Oz, su encuentro con el Espantapajaros, el Leon y el Hombre de Hojalata, su enfrentamiento con la Bruja del Oeste, el encuentro con el misterioso mago de Oz La belleza de las ilustraciones y la cuidada presentacion en formato grande y con tapas acolchadas hacen de este libro un magnifico regalo.

La primera edición de Cuentos de hadas del Nuevo Mundo en la que se basa ésta que tienes en tus manos, fue publicada por George M. Hill la firma responsable de El mago de Oz en 1901. Sus doce relatos aparecieron seriados en cinco grandes periodicos: el Pittsburgh Dispatch, el Boston Post, el Cincinnati Enquirer, el St. Louis Republic, y el Chicago Chronicle. Para algunos estudiosos, lo mas criticable de estas historias es, precisamente, el intento de Baum de superar el cuento maravilloso clasico donde"es imposible identificar el universo en el cual se desarrolla la accion", recurriendo a la moderna narrativa fantastica cuyo"universo tiende a ser replica del nuestro". Aqui, por ejemplo, los magos viven en edificios de apartamentos, y son doctores en ciencias quimicas. Segun Russel B. Nye, los"Cuentos de hadas del Nuevo Mundo, son muy superiores a las educativas historias infantiles al uso, aunque en ellos, Baum no observo la primera regla de la narracion maravillosa, que es crear una tierra de nunca jamas, en la que todas las leyes de la probabilidad puedan ser creiblemente contravenidas o suspendidas". Martin Gardner, ademas, añade que"Baum inyecto en estas historias una dosis de comedia adulta, mas alta de lo habitual; agudezas que pocos lectores jovenes pudieron apreciar". Aunque mas adelante matiza:"A pe...

Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore When a tornado crashes through Kansas city, Dorothy and her dog Toto are whisked far away, over the rainbow, to a strange land called Oz...

This is the story of Dorothy and her little dog Toto, who are carried away from Kansas by a cyclone and transported to the wonderful world of Oz.She meets three companions -the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion -and the three journey to the Emerald City of Oz to ask the Wizard of Oz to give them their hearts' desires, which in Dorothy's case is to return home to Kansas. On their way to Oz and while fulfilling the tasks that the surprising Wizard asks of them they encounter witches, winged monkeys, the Deadly Desert, fighting trees and magic shoes.This edition is evocatively illustrated with the original drawings of W. W. Denslow which have been sensitively re-coloured by Barbara Frith, one of Britain's leading colourists.

Una de las historias m#s perdurables de la literatura infantil estadounidense. Arrancada de su hogar en Kansas por un hurac#n, la peque#a Dorothy aterriza en un mundo desconocido. Comienza as# una traves#a junto a su perro Toto en busca de la #nica persona capaz de devolverlos a casa: el Mago de Oz. Durante el viaje hasta Ciudad Esmeralda, donde vive esa figura, se enfrentar#n a un sinf#n de obst#culos y peligros, pero contar#n tambi#n con inestimables aliados: un espantap#jaros sin cerebro, un le#n sin coraje y un hombre de hojalata sin coraz#n. M#s de un siglo despu#s de su publicaci#n, la magia de L. Frank Baum se despliega ante nosotros como si el tiempo apenas hubiera transcurrido. Con la iluminadora introducci#n del profesor y estudioso Jack Zipes y las ilustraciones que han acompa#ado a la novela desde sus inicios, esta edici#n rinde homenaje a una de las aventuras m#s entra#ables de todos los tiempos. "Es un buen mago. Si es un hombre o no, es cosa que ya no puedo decirte, porque nunca le he visto." Ray Bradbury dijo..."L. Frank Baum ha llenado nuestro siglo, de principio a fin, de ingenuos gozos e insospechados deleites."