Deborah Hautzig

L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz - Penguin Young Readers, Level 4 Deborah Hautzig

Marc Notes: ; After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.. Biographical Note: Deborah Hautzig (www.deborahhautzig.com) is the author of dozens of children's books, including "Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland" and "Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden," adaptations of some of the best-loved classic children's novels. Brief Description: After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas. Publisher Marketing: When a tornado hits her farmhouse in Kansas, Dorothy is caught up in a whirlwind of adventure, complete with flying monkeys, talking lions, and silver slippers. Advanced readers will join Dorothy, Toto, and her friends from Oz on an unforgettable journey down the Yellow Brick Road in this Level 4 reader. "The Wizard of Oz" will now join classics like "The Secret Garden" and "Alice in Wonderland" in the Penguin Young Readers program! Contributor Bio:  Hautzig, Deborah Deborah Hautzig was born in New York City and grew up on the Upper West Side. She graduated from the Chapin School and published Hey, Dollface, her first novel, in 1978 while still a student at Sarah Lawrence College. Her second novel, Second Star to the Right, was a National Book Award finalist in 1982 and is still in paperback. She is the author of dozens of children's books, including nine books about Little Witch, a character she created and which made its debut in 1984; eighteen highly regarded retellings of classic fairy tales and stories; thirty-three Sesame Street books, as well as many other well-known titles. She has also written book reviews for The New York Times and contributed to poetry collections. She lives in New York City with her husband and their fourteen-year-old daughter. Contributor Bio:  Robinson, Robin Robin Robinson has taught English literature and composition at Brigham Young University. She lives in Carmel, California. Contributor Bio:  Baum, L Frank Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was born in Chittenango, Ne Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was born in Chittenango, New York. After trying many different professions, he turned tw York. After trying many different professions, he turned to writing for children at the age of 40. "The Wizard of Oz "o writing for children at the age of 40. "The Wizard of Oz "is the first and most popular of his fourteen Oz novels. is the first and most popular of his fourteen Oz novels.