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The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum Hardcover – September 23, 2008

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  • Age Range: 3 - 7 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool - 2
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (September 23, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375832165
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375832161
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 11.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsParents should pre-read
By M. Heiss on May 22, 2013
Format: Hardcover
This book briefly mentions the suicide of Baum's assistant. Mostly, it follows the seemingly hapless creative mind from project to failed project, until his storytelling comes to fruition. Excellent, excellent illustrations.

This book shows clearly that sometimes, genius is slow to develop. We're used to prodigies; late-bloomers are much trickier to recognize. I think Malcolm Gladwell had a topic on late-blooming genius in his book "What the Dog Saw". What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures

Great illustrations.

Some vocabulary includes: founded, drama, troupe, vanished, deliberate, enact, absurd, manuever, envisioned.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMade me want to know more!
By C. Liu on April 30, 2010
Format: Hardcover
I picked up this book in my nephew's school library yesterday, and could not put it down. It made me want to know more about L. Frank Baum's life, and so I am going to read his full biography soon. He seemed like a good person, a good husband & a good father in a non-traditional sense for the times he lived in. This book feels full of love.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHow the Wizard Came to Be
By Diane B. Bracken on December 28, 2009
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If you are a fan of the Oz books, you will enjoy how the stories came to be. This is written for a younger reader. However, it does provide solid information about the life of L Frank Baum that matches other biographies written for adults.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBaum's life history and inspirations for Oz makes for a wonderful read
By Midwest Book Review on December 14, 2008
Format: Hardcover
Dorothy's creator Frank Baum is revealed in a picturebook biography of his life and times and tells of a daydreamer who had many failed vocations before at age forty-four he did what he loved best: storytelling. In 1900 his WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ was published to acclaim and became a big success around the world. Baum's life history and inspirations for Oz makes for a wonderful read.
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