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Read and listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum (1856–1919) · public domain · courtesy of Project Gutenberg

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  • Format: ebook + synthetic narration
  • Language: English
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About the book

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel published in 1900. When a cyclone sweeps young Dorothy and her dog Toto from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, she discovers only one way home: she must destroy the Wicked Witch of the West. Joined by a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, Dorothy embarks on an adventure down the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.

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