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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children’s book written in 1900 by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill company in Chicago, and has since been reprinted countless times, sometimes under the name The Wizard of Oz. The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the land of Oz. It is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Its initial success led to Baum’s writing and having published thirteen more Oz books.
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Source: L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (New York: George M. Hill, 1900) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Fiction, Fantasy |
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| Reading Level: 6 | Language: English | File name: wwo | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.3.1: Uses background knowledge of the subject and text structure knowledge to make complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of the reading selection. LA.A.2.3.1: Determines the main idea or essential message in a text and identifies relevant details and facts and patterns of organization. LA.E.1.3.1: Identifies the defining characteristics of classic literature, such as timelessness, dealing with universal themes and experiences, and communicating across cultures. | ||||
Theme: Adventure, friendship, helping others |
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| Reading Strategy: KWL (What do we know, what do we want to find out, what did we learn?) | ||||
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