ISBN: 9788028373771 - the wonderful wizard of oz: a kansas cyclone adventure along the yellow brick road to courage, heart, wisdom, and home (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ | A Kansas Cyclone Adventure Along the Yellow Brick Road to Courage, Heart, Wisdom, and Home | L. Frank Baum | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | Sharp Ink | EAN 9788028373771 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, 170 00 PRAGUE, TSCHECHIEN, kristoferpaetau[at]gmail[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a landmark of American children's literature, following Dorothy Gale's cyclone-borne journey from Kansas to the marvelous Land of Oz, where she travels with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion in search of home, wisdom, love, and courage. Written in a lucid, brisk, and vividly pictorial style, the novel departs from the darker moralism of European fairy tales, offering instead a distinctly modern fantasy of wonder, companionship, and self-discovery. Its symbolic landscapes and memorable figures have invited political, psychological, and mythic readings, while retaining the freshness of a fairy tale designed for delight. L. Frank Baum, a journalist, editor, actor, and imaginative entrepreneur, brought to the book a theatrical sense of spectacle and a reformer's confidence in American possibility. His varied career and interest in popular entertainment helped shape Oz as a democratic fantasy world, accessible to children yet resonant with adult concerns about home, identity, and aspiration. This book is warmly recommended to readers seeking a foundational classic whose simplicity conceals remarkable imaginative power. It remains essential for anyone interested in fantasy, childhood, American mythmaking, or the enduring literature of hope.…