The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most widely-read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, L. Frank Baum's classic tale has been embraced by generations of children and the young at heart. This special anniversary edition combines Baum's original text with the contributions of two artists: book illustrator Michael McCurdy and writer Ray Bradbury.

 

There are 194 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by University Press of Kansas .

Ray Bradbury (22 August 1920 - 5 June 2012) published some 500 short stories, novels, plays and poems since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old. Among his many famous works are 'Fahrenheit 451,' 'The Illustrated Man,' and 'The Martian Chronicles. ' Ruth Plumly Thompson was an American children's author who wrote many novels set in L. Frank Baum's fictional land of Oz. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) produced a rich array of fairy tales, fantasy, and whimsy, including fourteen full-length Oz books. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz however, remains the most popular and enduring of all. One of the best-known and most-read books in the world, it is still considered ""the quintessential American fairy tale. "" Michael McCurdy's richly evocative illustrations grace more than 160 books for children and adults alike, including American Tall Tales, The Man Who Planted Trees, Tarzan, The Sailor's Alphabet, and Trapped by the Ice: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure. Ray Bradbury, one of America's most popular and widely respected writers, is the author of classics such as The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and The Illustrated Man.