Sky Island [Paperback]

L. Frank Baum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Best known for the Oz stories, beginning with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum wrote a variety of other works, including plays and newspaper stories.

Sky Island is the sequel to Baum's The Sea Fairies. Trot is the young daughter of a California schooner captain. She is accompanied by Captain Bill -- an old sailor with a wooden leg who was her father's captain.

Trot meets Button-Bright, a boy using a magic umbrella to travel from his home in Philadelphia. Trot, Button, and Captain Bill decide to travel with the umbrella, which takes them to a literal island in the sky. Sky Island is divided in half, one side pink, and the other blue, and the blues and pinks are at war.

Trot, Button, and Captain Bill are imprisoned, and must somehow escape and end the conflict so they can return home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Aegypan (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603122532
• ISBN-13: 978-1603122535
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,692,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sky Islands review, July 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sky Island (Paperback)

Being a L.Frank Baum fan, I loved Sky Island. It is a enchanting book with the main characters as a charming little girl named Trot and a kind sailor-by name Capn' Bill. I loved this adventuras book, which involes a magic umbrella and a exciting run-in with some blularoos. I wont give the book away, but if your are thinking about giving this book to a child- (being 14 myself) I still love reading it, and its definetly worth the money and time.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baum works magic in this little-known series, July 8, 2003

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"cammielou" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sky Island (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

Much as I love the Oz books (and I have all 14), THIS is my favorite Baum book. Sky Island is the continued adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill (meet them in "The Sea Fairies", also fun) and Button Bright as they face the mighty Boolooroo of the Blues and the beautiful Queen Tourmaline of the Pinkies, Sky Island's two countries and two races. A wonderful tale, which in the process shows us how to get along with those who are different from ourselves.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Baum Back in Top Form, September 12, 2005

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John A Lee III "jal3" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sky Island (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

I was a bit disappointed with the SEA FAIRIES, Baum's first book to introduce the characters of Trot and Cap'n Bill. It was adequate but not up to the superlative quality I expect from L. Frank Baum. This book, however, sets things to right. It reads more like the Oz books and even includes characters such as Button Bright and Polychrome who make numerous appearances in the Oz series. It is a fun book that I enjoyed even with my youth far behind me.

In this story, Trot meets Button Bright who has a magical umbrella which takes him where he wants to go. Trot, Button Bright and Cap'n Bill decide to use the umbrella to take them for a picnic out on an island just off the coast. Instead of being taken to that island, however, they wind up on and island in the sky inhabited by tow warring peoples. Our characters wind up in the middle and have to set everyone straight.

It is a delightful tale which should appeal to both boys and girls.