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Post by novastar6 on Mar 7, 2017 7:22:02 GMT
Who's read them? Have you read the whole series? Do you have any favorites?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 22:39:56 GMT
Never read them, but James Rolfe's video reviews got me interested....
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Post by bonerxmas on Mar 7, 2017 23:20:03 GMT
the illustrations were better than the writing, after the lewis carroll books came out in the 60s and 70s a lot of people wrote "little girl goes to magic land" books or the equivalent, the oz books were one of the few that caught on with the public
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 16:54:08 GMT
the illustrations were better than the writing, after the lewis carroll books came out in the 60s and 70s a lot of people wrote "little girl goes to magic land" books or the equivalent, the oz books were one of the few that caught on with the public Yes, I agree. |
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Post by louise on Mar 11, 2017 12:31:03 GMT
I liked the first one very much as a child. I quite enjoyed the second one, but the next two or three I tried didn't really grip me and I never read the whole series. But I was pleased that Dorothy got to go back to Oz and take Uncle Henry and aunt Em with her. so glad the books didn't turn out to be a stupid dream, like the film did.
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Post by filmfan95 on Mar 14, 2017 1:54:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 3:08:05 GMT
I had a long conversation that involved the 'Wizard of Oz' last Winter on the old IMDB books board and so I picked up a lot of the first 10 books, as an adult The 'Wizard of Oz' was O.K. and I really did enjoy the second book 'The Marvelous Land of Oz' my favorite but then the series became uninspired and mostly childish. Dropped them off at the thrift.
but I will recommend 'The Marvelous Land of Oz' as being fairly clever.
A little boy, Tip, escapes from his evil guardian, the witch Mombi, with the help of a walking wooden figure with a jack-o'-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead (brought to life with the magic Powder of Life Tip stole from Mombi), as well as a living Sawhorse (created from the same powder). Tip ends up on an adventure with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman to help Scarecrow to recapture his throne from General Jinjur's army of girls.
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Post by novastar6 on Mar 14, 2017 13:23:17 GMT
I have some neighbors that consist of a daughter, her dad, his mom, and her mom, 4 generations living together at one time. Now the grandmothers live separate but close to the dad and daughter. She's 6-7 now, I first met her when she was just turning 4, already could read, so I've been giving her 2 Oz books each year, 1 for her birthday, 1 for Christmas, she's up to The Emerald City of Oz, I don't see her much anymore since they moved off our block but the grandmothers keep the books at their house for when they babysit, and they say she's loving all of them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 2:20:52 GMT
I have some neighbors that consist of a daughter, her dad, his mom, and her mom, 4 generations living together at one time. Now the grandmothers live separate but close to the dad and daughter. She's 6-7 now, I first met her when she was just turning 4, already could read, so I've been giving her 2 Oz books each year, 1 for her birthday, 1 for Christmas, she's up to The Emerald City of Oz, I don't see her much anymore since they moved off our block but the grandmothers keep the books at their house for when they babysit, and they say she's loving all of them. The Oz books are definitely geared to a child's vivid imagination, that is a great point to make.  |
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Post by romad on Mar 19, 2017 19:56:44 GMT
I bought all 14 of them for my Kindle. The set was .99 and I will get started on them soon.
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Post by novastar6 on Mar 20, 2017 5:18:09 GMT
Something that I've never been able to make sense of, in the 1930s, Margaret Hamilton said as a kindergarten teacher, she taught the book to her students. Kindergarten, let that sink in for a minute. But today, the same book is found on lists of material appropriate for the 5th grade reading level...does anybody else find that a bit odd?
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Post by filmfan95 on Mar 20, 2017 15:58:42 GMT
Something that I've never been able to make sense of, in the 1930s, Margaret Hamilton said as a kindergarten teacher, she taught the book to her students. Kindergarten, let that sink in for a minute. But today, the same book is found on lists of material appropriate for the 5th grade reading level...does anybody else find that a bit odd? The author, L. Frank Baum, wrote once: "I am delighted at the continued interest of both young and old in the Oz stories. A learned college professor recently wrote me to ask: 'For readers of what age are your books intended?' It puzzled me to answer that properly, until I had looked over some of the letters I have received. One says: 'I'm a little boy 5 years old, and I Just love your Oz stories. My sister, who is writing this for me, reads me the Oz books, but I wish I could read them myself.' Another letter says: 'I'm a great girl 13 years old, so you'll be surprised when I tell you I am not too old yet for the Oz stories.' Here's another letter: 'Since I was a young girl I've never missed getting a Baum book for Christmas. I'm married, now, but am as eager to get and read the Oz stories as ever.' And still another writes: 'My good wife and I, both more than 70 years of age, believe that we find more real enjoyment in your Oz books than in any other books we read.' Considering these statements, I wrote the college professor that my books are intended for all those whose hearts are young, no matter what their ages may be." I personally think that anyone of any age can read and enjoy the Oz books. And frankly, I'm glad it's on some fifth grade reading lists. The youngest of children don't always understand that movie adaptations can differe from the source material, and just can process it right, and that can turn them off when reading these books. Considering how different the movie is from the book, I think it's great for fifth graders to read these books, and note the differences between them and the movie. |
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Post by novastar6 on Mar 21, 2017 1:11:51 GMT
Something that I've never been able to make sense of, in the 1930s, Margaret Hamilton said as a kindergarten teacher, she taught the book to her students. Kindergarten, let that sink in for a minute. But today, the same book is found on lists of material appropriate for the 5th grade reading level...does anybody else find that a bit odd? The author, L. Frank Baum, wrote once: "I am delighted at the continued interest of both young and old in the Oz stories. A learned college professor recently wrote me to ask: 'For readers of what age are your books intended?' It puzzled me to answer that properly, until I had looked over some of the letters I have received. One says: 'I'm a little boy 5 years old, and I Just love your Oz stories. My sister, who is writing this for me, reads me the Oz books, but I wish I could read them myself.' Another letter says: 'I'm a great girl 13 years old, so you'll be surprised when I tell you I am not too old yet for the Oz stories.' Here's another letter: 'Since I was a young girl I've never missed getting a Baum book for Christmas. I'm married, now, but am as eager to get and read the Oz stories as ever.' And still another writes: 'My good wife and I, both more than 70 years of age, believe that we find more real enjoyment in your Oz books than in any other books we read.' Considering these statements, I wrote the college professor that my books are intended for all those whose hearts are young, no matter what their ages may be." I personally think that anyone of any age can read and enjoy the Oz books. And frankly, I'm glad it's on some fifth grade reading lists. The youngest of children don't always understand that movie adaptations can differe from the source material, and just can process it right, and that can turn them off when reading these books. Considering how different the movie is from the book, I think it's great for fifth graders to read these books, and note the differences between them and the movie. Oh I know they work for people of all ages, but I was confused because I thought those reading lists were determined by stuff like this is the vocabulary you should have learned for this grade, etc, and on that note we know children younger than the 5th grade can understand the words and their meanings. |
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