內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介:What could be better than a story about the unforgettable characters from the land of Oz? Six stories, of course Featuring everyone's favorite friends--Dorothy, Toto, the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman--these little tales contain the same Baum magic, with a few special surprises not revealed in the other Oz books. Also included are adventures with Tiktok, the Clockwork Man; the always ravenous Hungry Tiger; the amazing Jack Pumpkinhead; the incredible wooden Sawhorse; and the magical princess Ozma of Oz.Discover how Dorothy and Toto escape from under the power of the terrible giant, Crinklink, join wise Princess Ozma and the Wizard as they match wits with three mischievous Imps; follow the adventures of Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse as they brave a great, gloomy forest to save two lost children. Whether or not you have visited the enchanted land of Oz before, you will delight in these and three other fanciful and exciting tales.For over ninety years L. Rank Baum's fairyland has stirred the imaginations of readers of all ages. Now, in this lavishly produced edition featuring all forty-five of John R. Neill's striking full-color illustrations, young readers and listeners will enjoy six little Oz adventures about the beloved folk who make Oz so fascinating and enduring.Afterword by Peter Glassman. This deluxe collection of six short stories was written especially for beginning readers and features forty-five glowing full-color plates. Everyone will enjoy these irresistible adventures about the beloved characters who make the land of Oz so delightful and enduring. A Books of Wonder Classic.
作者簡(jiǎn)介:
L. Frank Baum, Writer, born in Chittenango, New York, USA. A sickly child, he studied at home, became an actor (1870s), worked in the family oil business, then moved to South Dakota. While working as a journalist there, he wrote his first book, Father Goose: His Book, published in 1899 after he had moved to Chicago to work on a trade magazine for window decorators. It proved a success; but his next book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), was even more successful, and he adapted it for the musical stage in 1901. After travelling to Europe, he settled in Pasadena, CA (1902), where he turned out 13 more books in the Oz series and many other children's stories, mostly in the fantasy genre, using pen names such as Schuyler Staunton, Laura Bancroft, Captain Hugh Fitzgerald, Suzanne Metcalfe, Floyd Akens, and Edith Van Dyne. Although appreciated primarily as children's tales, the Oz books have also been read as incorporating Baum's views on American society.
萊曼·弗蘭克·鮑姆(Lyman Frank Baum,1856年5月15日-1919年5月6日),美國(guó)作家、演員、報(bào)紙編輯,也曾是獨(dú)立電影的電影監(jiān)制。他生于紐約州,父親是個(gè)桶匠,后來(lái)到賓夕法尼亞州開采石油并發(fā)了財(cái)。鮑姆的童年是在父親的大莊園里度過(guò)的,他從小體弱多病,受到家人的特別關(guān)照。他對(duì)童話和幻想故事的迷戀幾乎到了“白日夢(mèng)”的程度,父母很擔(dān)心這會(huì)影響他的性格發(fā)展,決心送他去軍校。軍校的嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)生活并沒有改善他的性格,只導(dǎo)致他精神崩潰。父母只好把他從軍校接回家,任由他發(fā)展自己的興趣。
《綠野仙蹤》(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,1900年,又譯為《神秘歐茲國(guó)》、《奧茲國(guó)之偉大巫師》)是他最有名的美國(guó)兒童文學(xué)著作。此書后被改編為電影《綠野仙蹤》(1939年)。在《綠野仙蹤》大受歡迎之后,陸續(xù)創(chuàng)作奧茲國(guó)相關(guān)系列作品14本。
他的第一本童話著作是《鵝媽媽故事集》(Mother Goose in Prose,1897年),一生共有約60部著作。