L. Frank Baum doc The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

¨True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...¨ ― L. Frank Baum,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, also known as The Wizard of Oz, is a modern fairy tale with a distinctly American setting. The story is about the fantasy fiction adventures of a girl named Dorothy -together with her pet dog Toto, as they are swept away from their home in Kansas by a cyclone. Find out why the Library of Congress has declared The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale"! Dorothy is a young girl who lives in a one-room house in Kansas under her Aunt and Uncle's care with the joy of her life, her dog- Toto. A cyclone came and took Dorothy and Toto while they were inside their farmhouse to a place called Munchkin Country. The Munchkin Country is a beautiful land inhabited by very short creatures who only wear clothing in blue shades. The munchkins become indebted to Dorothy and Toto as they somehow kill the Munchkins' evil ruler, the Wicked Witch of the East, when their cyclone carried house landed on the witch. Although the place they got swept in is full of wonders, Dorothy wants nothing more than to go back home to her family. Somebody told her that the only way they can return home is to follow a yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the great and powerful Wizard of Oz to help them. As they go on their way to the Emerald City, they faced many trials. They met a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion who all together seeks what they think they lack. Will the needy Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion they met along the way help them see the great Wizard of Oz? Should they succeed in meeting with the Wizard of Oz, will he help them? Will Dorothy and Toto be able to come back home? Read the book to find out how a little girl and a dog survive in a bizarre world, and all their adventures encompass.