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The Scarecrow of Oz (Books of Wonder Series) Hardcover – Illustrated, April 25, 1997

by L. Frank Baum (Author), John R. Neill (Illustrator), Peter Glassman (Afterword)
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Come along on a magical journey to Oz with a whole new group of intrepid adventurers.

Trot, a young girl from California, and her peg-legged sailor friend, Cap'n Bill, find themselves on a perilous and exciting voyage when a whirlpool leaves them stranded in an underwater cave. There they are befriended by a most curious creature--the Ork. With four paddle-like wings, legs like a stork's, a parrot's head, and a tail like a propeller, the Ork proves to be a very welcome and helpful companion.

After escaping the cave, the three friends make their way to the magical Land of Mo, where it snows popcorn and rains lemonade. Here they find Button-Bright--lost once again and eager to join in their adventures.

Together, the four travel across the deadly desert and into the Land of Oz, only to find themselves in new troubles with the scowling King Krewl and Blinkie, a wicked witch. But when everything seems its worst, who should come to their rescue but the Scarecrow of Oz himself! Thanks to the Scarecrow's wondrous brains, our friends just might have a chance to prevail against their heartless enermes.

With twelve glowing color plates and over one hundred black-and-white drawings by Oz artist John R. Neill, this beautiful reproduction of the rare 1915 first edition is sure to be a welcome addition to every family's library.

Afterword by Peter Glassman. Join young Trot and her peg-legged sailor friend, Cap'n Bill, as they are swept off the high seas and into enchanted realms of excitement and adventure. When Cap'n Bill is transformed into a grasshopper by the wicked witch Blinkie, it's up to Scarecrow to save the day. A Books of Wonder Classic.
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    8 - 12 years
  2. Book 9 of 14
    Oz Books
  3. Print length
    304 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Dimensions
    7.2 x 1.22 x 9.27 inches
  7. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  8. Publication date
    April 25, 1997
  9. ISBN-10
    0688147194
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0688147198
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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.

MinaLima is an award-winning graphic design studio founded by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, renowned for establishing the visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film series. Specializing in graphic design and illustration, Miraphora and Eduardo have continued their involvement in the Harry Potter franchise through numerous design commissions, from creating all the graphic elements for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort, to designing award-winning publications for the brand. Their best-selling books include Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone, Harry Potter Film Wizardry, The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Archive of Magic: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts screenplays. MinaLima studio is renowned internationally for telling stories through design and has created its own MinaLima Classics series, reimagining a growing collection of much-loved tales including Peter Pan, The Secret Garden, and Pinocchio.



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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (April 25, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0688147194
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688147198
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.2 x 1.22 x 9.27 inches
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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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F. Orion Pozo
5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure for any Oz reader
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2002
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In this delightful story, a young girl named Trot and her long-time friend, the one-legged sailor Cap'n Bill, are drawn into an adventure that takes them to the magical land of Oz. Readers who are familiar with the works of L. Frank Baum will recognize these two characters from two previous novels that are set outside of Oz, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. While it is not necessary to have read these two works prior to reading this book, the three novels taken together outline the close relationship of this optimistic and courageous young girl and her pragmatic companion, the worldly retired sailor who lost his leg at sea.
The plot is familiar to readers of other Oz books. Mortals from the outside world get hopelessly lost, but retaining their determination and good will, they move forward until they find themselves in the fairy land of Oz. All along the way Trot and Cap'n Bill meet fantastic beings and explore strange countries which the author creates with a joy and imagination that seem boundless. On this trip they meet and become fast friends with a strange flying creature called the Ork, who, although featherless, is equipped with a propeller as well as four wings. Together the three of them continue on to the Land of Mo where they inexplicably come across another beloved Baum character, Button-Bright, a boy who is unflappable and prone to getting lost. These four next find themselves in a remote and inaccessible corner of the land of Oz called Jinxland. Here they fall victim to the cruel plots of King Krewl and the magic spells of the witch Blinkie. Discovering their plight, the Scarecrow of Oz decides to go to their rescue. But what can a man of straw do to fight a corrupt king and an evil witch? Find out for yourself and enjoy every minute of it by reading this wonderful book.
The Books of Wonder edition has recreated the original first edition with all its twelve color plates, over 100 black and white illustrations, and a full color dust jacket by John R. Neill. It also includes a three page essay by Peter Glassman that discusses this work as it fits into the writings of the author, L. Frank Baum. This is a must-read for Oz aficionados and a joy to anyone interested in children's fiction.
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Lee E. Blasingame
5.0 out of 5 stars now I have a full set of Oz books of wonder series books
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2011
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I love L Frank Baum books, I love the Wizard of Oz books in particular. I love the Books of Wonder series, reprinting the original books, by a great author and wonderfully illustrated by artists...not like new books, with ugly drawings and messy pictures. John R Neill's art work is sublime. A bit like Art Nouveau, and so sensual. This purchase was ordered twice, once it came with out a dust jacket and that would not do, so I got another one and it is perfect.
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Mike Lamontagne
4.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title, but still a fun book
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2013
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Later in his career, L. Frank Baum became frustrated that his other titles never sold quite as well as his Oz books. In fact, he tried to end the series with  The Emerald City of Oz [Illustrated ] going as far as to title the last chapter "How the story of Oz came to an end." Pressure from his fans coupled with financial concerns forced Baum to rethink this, and it wasn't long before he began writing Oz books again, but several of his latter books were attempts to introduce his other characters to readers by including "Oz" in the title.  Rinkitink in Oz [Illustrated ] for instance, despite the title, takes place almost exclusively in other realms. There are no Oz characters, and Oz itself doesn't come into play, until the very end.

While  The Scarecrow of Oz  does take place mostly in Oz, Baum uses it as a vehicle to introduce Trot and Cap'n Bill, first introduced in  The Sea Fairies  , to his Oz readers. Despite the title, the book is more than half over before the Scarecrow makes an appearance.

Still, the book is fun and the action starts right at the beginning with Trot and the Cap'n being pulled under the sea by a whirlpool and trapped in an underwater cave. If you are purchasing this book because you want to read more about the Scarecrow you are liable to be disappointed, at least for the first half of the story. If you are looking for a fun Oz book with new and likable characters, however, this book is for you. Even if it is not full of Scarecrow, it is still full of magic and wonder.

Mike LaMontagne, author of The Wizard of Oz: Dark Witch trilogy  Rainbow's Emissary (The Wizard of Oz: Dark Witch Rising)   Witch Hunt (The Wizard of Oz: Dark Witch Rising)   Paradise Lost (The Wizard of Oz: Dark Witch Rising)  and  The Carter Girls and the Battle of Frontenac Island
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K Quinn
5.0 out of 5 stars One book in the Oz series really has stood the test of time
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2014
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The movie of the Wizard of Oz got my grand kid interested in the book. She loves the series. The characters are so cute and new ones always get introduced near the beginning of the book.

This book was read to me by my mother when I was little. It was one of her favorite books as a kid. Now my grand kid is reading them. These books are truly timeless.
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Blake Petit
3.0 out of 5 stars A "Scarecrow" book light on the "Scarecrow"
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2003
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In the pantheon of L. Frank Baum's brillian Oz series, I'm afraid I've got to mark this book down as just a so-so entry. It probably would have appealed to me more were it not for the grossly misleading title, "The Scarecrow of Oz." The titular character doesn't appear until about page 150 of a 260-page book, for starters, and while he certainly plays an important part in the events that follow, the book is not really about him at all. Instead it's the story of Trot and Cap'n Bill, two of Baum's non-Oz characters, being swept away to the land of Oz for the first time. For much of the book the story follows the formula of the most lackluster Oz books -- characters get lost in a magical fairy land and meet lots of strange and interesting creatures -- but it picks up when they enter Jinxland and are forced to face down King Krewl.
The plus for this book would be that I'm now more inclined to go back and read the two Trot and Cap'n Bill books that preceded this one. I do admire the way Baum laced his various characters together into a cohesive universe of his own, even if he was practically forced to by the demands of his young readers. I just wish he'd found a way to express what this book was really about a little better.
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Shawn Jorgensen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Faithful Reproduction of the iconic 1900s OZ Books!
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2024
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, was first published in May 1900 by George M. Hill Company, after being rejected by most other publishers of the day, and sold out quickly. After a Broadway play was released in 1902 by the same name, Baum went on to write 13 other books in the Oz series up to his death in 1919 - and THIS BOOK sold on Amazon is one of them!

This 100th Anniversary Oz Collection has faithfully and perfectly reproduced copies of the original First Editions of all 14 original Oz books, complete with the iconic illustrations by W.W. Denslow on all book covers and inside the books as well - and even the original font style from the 1900s was used in this special edition as well. This would make a great gift for all the Oz lovers in your life!

An original first edition of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz sold in 2020 for over $100,000! Now you can a paperback version of the book, that looks identical to the original, at a fraction of the cost!

In 2000, the Library of Congress, during a special Exhibition of these epic Oz books, declared the Wonderful Wizard of Oz to be "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale.".
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Mark K Jackaman
5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure that the scarecrow was the main character but good anyway
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2023
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Up to the usual oz standard.... charming, engaging, fantastically plausible...but the scarecrow role was not really the prominent one... still a great read though.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Aye Aye captain. Baum is a great writer.
Reviewed in India on September 4, 2018
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this is the ninth book in the amazing series written by L. Frank Baum. Baum is a master at creating mystery and adventure and he has consistently done that in most of the books in this series. All of them are so interesting. Not just for kids but also for some adults who want to read different kind of fiction. Baum has been known to like this book the most as his personal favourite for the amount of time it took him to write this one and the new stages, plots and characters he introduced. Believe me guys, this one is different.
The story is simple. This is about Captain Bill and Trot's journey to Oz and with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Captain Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. The whole plot and writing is quite gripping and you wouldn't want to put the book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Aye Aye captain. Baum is a great writer.
Reviewed in India on September 4, 2018
this is the ninth book in the amazing series written by L. Frank Baum. Baum is a master at creating mystery and adventure and he has consistently done that in most of the books in this series. All of them are so interesting. Not just for kids but also for some adults who want to read different kind of fiction. Baum has been known to like this book the most as his personal favourite for the amount of time it took him to write this one and the new stages, plots and characters he introduced. Believe me guys, this one is different.
The story is simple. This is about Captain Bill and Trot's journey to Oz and with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Captain Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. The whole plot and writing is quite gripping and you wouldn't want to put the book.
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Alex Trifu
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice eBook collection
Reviewed in France on September 11, 2018
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Great eBook quality for your Kindle collection
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M. Vaughan
4.0 out of 5 stars An Oz book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2012
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Fits the blue print of all the OZ books. Do recommend reading them as quite different from the movie in story.
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