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After The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he wrote thirteen more novels about the Land of Oz because readers kept asking for them.","1856-01-01","1919-01-01","novel",1900,"fantasy",true,"2026-10-22","The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: B1 English Book PDF | FluencyRoad","Read L. Frank Baum's original Wizard of Oz in English: 24 short chapters for B1 learners. Key vocabulary, quotes and a free PDF or EPUB.","A cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog Toto from a farm in Kansas to the magical Land of Oz. To get home, she follows the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to ask the great Wizard for help. On the way she meets a Scarecrow who wants brains, a Tin Woodman who wants a heart and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. Before the Wizard will help them, they must face the Wicked Witch of the West, and they learn that the Wizard is not what he seems.","This is the first full novel in the library and a good step after the short stories: about 40,000 words in 24 short chapters, so you can read one chapter a day. The estimated level is B1. The vocabulary is mostly everyday English, but the sentences are longer than in the A2 books (about 16 words on average) and there is a lot of description. The story repeats its main ideas often (brains, a heart, courage, home), which helps you follow it. 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Strong A2 readers can try it one chapter at a time.",{"question":71,"answer":72},"How long does it take to read?","The book has about 40,000 words. At a learner's pace that is around four hours of reading, or about ten minutes for each of the 24 chapters.",{"question":74,"answer":75},"Is the book different from the film?","Yes. The 1939 film changes many details: in the book Dorothy's shoes are silver, the trip to the Emerald City and the journey south have more adventures, and Oz is a real place, not a dream.",{"question":77,"answer":78},"Is this the original text?","Yes. It is L. Frank Baum's original text from 1900, with his introduction and American spelling. 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