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The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
A cyclone carries Dorothy's house to a strange country, and she walks a yellow road to a wizard with a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion.
A story about children and magical creatures, adventurous and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 7–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
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- Mild peril
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