Glinda of Oz (Books of Wonder) - Hardcover

Baum, Frank L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688149782 ISBN 13: 9780688149789

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2000

Synopsis

Hardcover. Pub Date: 2000 Pages: 304 Publisher: Harper Collins. Peace. Prosperity and Happiness are the rule in the marvelous Land of Oz. Of BUT in a faraway corner of this magical domain Dwell two Tribes - the Flatheads and the Skeezers - who have declared war on each other. Determined to keep her subjects from fighting. the Ruler of Oz. Princess Ozma. along with her dearest friend. Princess Dorothy Gale (formerly of Kansas). embarks on a quest to restore peace. When the Supreme Dictator of the Flatheads refuses to cooperate with Ozma. she and Dorothy seek out Queen Coo-ee-oh of the Skeezers. hoping she will be more reasonable. But the queen imprisons Ozma and Dorothy in her grand city and then traps them by submerging the whole city under water. Now it is up to Glinda the Good to save the day. She assembles all of Ozma's counsellors - including such beloved Oz friends as t...

About this title

About the Author:

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 and received enormous, immediate success. Baum went on to write seventeen additional novels in the Oz series. Today, he is considered the father of the American fairy tale. His stories inspired the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, one of the most widely viewed movies of all time.

Michael Sieben is a professional designer and illustrator, primarily within the sub-culture of skateboarding, whose work has been exhibited and reviewed worldwide as well as featured in numerous illustration anthologies. He is a staff writer and illustrator for Thrasher magazine, and a weekly columnist for VICE.com. He is also a founding member of Okay Mountain Gallery and Collective in Austin, Texas, as well as the cofounder of Roger Skateboards. The author of There's Nothing Wrong with You (Hopefully), he lives and works in Austin.

John R. Neill was born in Philadelphia in 1877. In 1904, at the age of twenty-six, Neill received his first major book assignment, as illustrator for The Marvelous Land of Oz. From then until his death in 1943, Neill would illustrate over forty Oz books, including three he wrote himself. Today, his fabulous illustrations are synonymous with Oz.

Peter Glassman is the owner of Books of Wonder, the New York City bookstore and publisher specializing in new and old imaginative books for children. He is also the editor of the Books of Wonder Classics, a series of deluxe facsimiles and newly illustrated editions of timeless tales. And he is the author of The Wizard Next Door, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Mr. Glassman lives in New York City.

Synopsis:

The Sorceress and Wizard of Oz attempt to save Princess Ozma and Dorothy from the dangers which threaten them when they try to bring peace to two warring tribes.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0688149782
• ISBN 13: 9780688149789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304