In a terrifying instant of darkness,a tornado snatches up Dorothy Galeand her dog Toto, whirling them on the wild windout of Kansas and straight to Oz

In this wondrous world of sorcery and danger,Munchkins, flying monkeys, talking mice and fighting trees, all Dorothy wants to do is go home... Together with the Scarecrow who wants a brain,the Tin Man who wants a heart,and the Cowardly Lion who wants courage,Dorothy and Toto must follow the Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard of the Emerald City. But before the Wizard of Oz will grant their wishes,Dorothy and her friends must do the impossible-

The Life of L. Frank Baum

Foreword

Introduction

CHAPTER I   The Cyclone

CHAPTER II   The Council with the Manchkins

CHAPTER III  How Dorothy Saved the

          Scarecrow

CHAPTER IV  The Road Through the Forest

CHAPTER V   The Rescue of the Tin Woodman

CHAPTER VI  The Cowardly Lion

CHAPTER VII  The Journey to the Great Oz

CHAPTER VIII The Deadly Poppy Field

CHAPTER IX  The Queen of the Field Mice

CHAPTER X  The Guardian of the Gates

CHAPTER XII  The Search for the Wicked Witch

CHAPTER XIII How the Four Were Reunited

CHAPTER X1V  The Winged Monkeys

CHAPTER XV  The Discovery of Oz the Terrible

CHAPTER XVl  The Magic Art of the Great Humbug

CHAPTER XVII How the Balloon Was Launched

CHAPTER XVIII Away to the South

CHAPTER XIX  Attacked by the Fighting Trees

CHAPTER XX  The Dainty China Country

CHAPTER XXI  The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts

CHAPTER XXlI The Country of the Quadlings

CHAPTER XXIII The Good Witch Grants Dorothy"s Wish

CHAPTER XXIV Home Again

Afterword