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Beneath a land of green streets and strange wonders, an angry king digs a road to war.
In L. Frank Baum’s The Emerald City of Oz, Dorothy Gale wants a safe home for her family. Their Kansas farm is failing, and Uncle Henry and Aunt Em face a future weighed down by debt. Dorothy asks Ozma to welcome them into Oz, where a new life holds wonders her practical aunt finds hard to trust.
While Dorothy and her friends explore the odd corners of Oz, the Nome King tunnels beneath the desert toward the Emerald City. His sly general, Guph, gathers strange allies for an attack. Ozma loves peace and refuses to fight, but she must protect her people as the hidden danger draws closer.
What you’ll discover
- A home worth finding Follow Dorothy’s wish to give her aunt and uncle safety beyond their troubled Kansas farm.
- Wonders around every corner Explore green streets, a bright palace, and comic peoples who live by wonderfully odd rules.
- Trouble beneath the desert Watch the Nome King’s secret plans grow while Dorothy enjoys the surprises of Oz.
- A ruler who refuses war Meet Ozma as her love of peace faces a threat to everyone she protects.
- Old friends, gentle humour Spend time with the Scarecrow and the Wizard in a tale of home and peace.
Who will love it
For readers who love fairy tales with a map, parents reading aloud to children, and anyone who loved the first Oz story and wants more of the land.
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- A Kansas farm in trouble
- Ozma invites the whole family
- Wonders of the Emerald City
- The Nome King digs a secret road
- Guph gathers an army of strangers
- A tour through the odd corners of Oz
- Ozma sees danger and will not fight
- What the story says about home and peace
- How Baum tells it and why it closes a series
Who’s who
- Dorothy GaleA kind and brave Kansas girl who brings her aunt and uncle to Oz so they can have a safe home.
- OzmaThe young ruler of Oz, who loves peace, welcomes Dorothy's family and must now protect her people from a danger she does not want to fight.
- Aunt EmDorothy's practical aunt, worn by hard years on the farm, who finds it hard to trust the wonders of Oz.
- Uncle HenryDorothy's quiet uncle, a farmer weighed down by debt, who worries about how to support his family.
- The Nome KingThe angry ruler of the underground nomes, who wants revenge on Oz and plans to take the Emerald City.
- GuphThe Nome King's sly general, who flatters his master and gathers strange allies to help in the attack.
- The WizardA former humbug now in Ozma's service, who uses his tricks and good sense to help Dorothy and her friends.
- The ScarecrowThe clever, good-humoured Scarecrow and one of Dorothy's oldest friends.
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La Città di Smeraldo di Oz
by L. Frank Baum · 1910
Dorothy brings her family to a safe home in Oz as the Nome King tunnels beneath the desert to seize the Emerald City.
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What if the only way to save your family's home was to move to a different world? The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth Oz book by L.
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A Kansas farm in trouble
Dorothy's story begins in Kansas, far from the bright colours of Oz. Dorothy Gale lives with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. The farm has never made much money, and Uncle Henry has borrowed against it. The lender now presses him, and he may lose the only home he has.
Dorothy knows a way out. She has been to Oz, and Princess Ozma, its young ruler, is her friend. Oz has no money, and nobody there starves to death or owes a debt.
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What is The Emerald City of Oz about?
It tells how Dorothy brings Uncle Henry and Aunt Em from their failing Kansas farm to live in Oz, while the Nome King secretly plans to invade the Emerald City with an army of odd allies.
Is The Emerald City of Oz the last Oz book?
Baum meant it to be the last. He later wrote more Oz books, and after his death in 1919 other authors continued the series.
Who is the Nome King in The Emerald City of Oz?
He is the ruler of the underground nomes, called Roquat in this book. He is bad tempered, holds a grudge against Oz, and plans to attack the Emerald City by tunnelling beneath the desert.
The author
L. Frank Baum
1856–1919 · American children's fantasy writer
L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American author of children’s books. He was born in Chittenango, New York, and later lived in South Dakota, Chicago, and California. He published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 and wrote thirteen further Oz novels. He died in Hollywood, California.
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