This is a new edition of this popular Young Reading" title re-issued with a hardback cover & the audio CD inserted into a wallet inside the back cover making the book & CD easy to store together. Join Dorothy Scarecrow Tinman & Lion in their amazing journey to meet the wonderful Wizard of Oz. " The Young Reading" series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability. The packaging also allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book." ...

Read It Yourself" is a learning to read series of classic traditional stories with four levels of difficulty to suit the stage your child is at with reading. Written in a simple way for young readers they will build their confidence in learning to read as they progress through each level. Familiar fairytales & exciting stories will amuse children & encourage them to progress further with this series & become confident readers. Each book in " The Read It Yourself With Ladybird Series" is carefully structured to include many everyday words that are vital for first reading/beginner readers. They also contain clear beautiful pictures for extra support & interest. Extra puzzle questions at the end of each book further help with comprehension. This " Read It Yourself" version of " The Wizard of Oz" is a level 4 title & so suitable for children who are eager to read longer stories independently. The story is full & exciting with a richer & more varied vocabulary. Trust Ladybird to help your child learn to read & become a confident reader." ...

Each volume in the Collectors Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword brief biography of the author & a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by Ned Halley. This is the story of Dorothy & her little dog Toto who are carried away from Kansas by a cyclone & transported to the wonderful world of Oz. She meets three companions
- the Scarecrow the Tin Woodman & the Cowardly Lion
- & the three journey to the Emerald City of Oz to ask the Wizard of Oz to give them their hearts desires which in Dorothys case is to return home to Kansas. On their way to Oz & while fulfilling the tasks that the surprising Wizard asks of them they encounter witches winged monkeys the Deadly Desert fighting trees & magic shoes."

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Toto I have a feeling were not in Kansas anymore... When a tornado crashes through Kansas city Dorothy & her dog Toto are whisked far away over the rainbow to a strange land called Oz. How will they ever get home? & what is at the end of the yellow brick road? Plucky Dorothy & Toto embark on a magical adventure to search for the Wizard of Oz & along the way encounter the Tin Woodman the Scarecrow & the Cowardly Lion. This much loved tale has enchanted generations of children & adults alike. ...

This is a wonderful gift book. The complete & unabridged hugely popular story. Rediscover this classic American tale brought to life through more than seventy stunning paintings by award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen. Come with Dorothy & her friends as she sets off on an amazing adventure through the curious land of Oz. ...

Set in the fictional Free Republic of Aburiria Wizard of the Crow dramatises with searing humour nad piercing observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. Fashioning the stories of the powerful adn the ordinary into a dazzling mosaic Ngugi wa Thiogo reveals humanity in all its surprising intricacy. Informed by richly enigmatic traditional African storytelling Wizard of the Crow is a masterpiece & a major achievement in Ngugi wa Thiongos extraordinary & brave career. ...

When the staff of Witches Incorporated receive a visitor from an alternate reality they are shocked to learn that life in the parallel world next door is anything but a bed of roses. & its all because of Gerald Dunwoody. At a crucial moment in time their Gerald turned left
- but the alternate reality Gerald turned right. Now the parallel world next door is in the grip of terror staring down the barrel of a thaumaturgical war. A war that threatens to spill across the

Dimensions & plunge every reality into nightmare. The only person who can stop a rogue wizard gone mad is another rogue wizard. But what do you do when another rogue wizard is nowhere to be found?


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This new reduced edition of one of the titles in the hugely popular Things to Make & Do" series is packed with amazing wizardy things to make & do. Budding wizards will find a multitude of enchanting activities in this book that are sure to keep their imaginations occupied including black cats warty toads a bubbling cauldron collage a starry pointed hat the essential magic wand & a glittery chain of spooky spells. Every activity is clearly & vividly illustrated with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions & large photographs of the end result. It contains over a hundred silver stickers that can be added to the activities contained in this book or used to create original scenes of magic & sorcery." ...

There may be trouble ahead.. . Wedding bells are ringing for the constantly battling nations of Splotze & Borovnik & the upcoming royal nuptials could at last put an end to their dangerous hostilities. But in a development that hardly bodes well one of Geralds fellow janitors goes missing
- after delivering a dire warning of danger surrounding the marriage treaty. So Gerald must embark on a dangerous mission to uncover the troublemakers before wedded bliss becomes international war. But going undercover isnt as easy as it looks even with Melissande & Emmerabiblia for camouflage. Soon Gerald finds himself fighting for his life as well as world peace.
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One man Richard Cypher holds the key to the fate of three nations of humanity But until he learns the Wizard's First Rule his chances of succeeding in his task are slim. & his biggest problem is admitting that magic exists at all...A novel of incomparable scope & brimming with atmospheric detail: in a world where heart hounds stalk the boundaries for unwary human prey blood-sucking flies hunt on behalf of their underworld masters & where artists can draw more than your likeness there is no place to hide nowhere safe. Here magic makes love twice as sweet betrayal & loss twice as bitter. ...