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The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book in the Oz series written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal favorite of the Oz books and tells of Cap'n Bill and Trot journeying to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow , overthrowing the corrupt King Krewl of Jinxland.
The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow.In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one.
The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relates the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum , who went on to write fourteen full-length Oz books. [ 1 ]
Later, he moves to a corn-shaped house in the Winkie Country. The Scarecrow appears in many of the later books, including The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) and Ruth Plumly Thompson's The Royal Book of Oz (1921), in which he researches his ancestry. He was played by Ray Bolger in the 1939 movie. That actor also played the Scarecrow's Kansan counterpart ...
The Scarecrow of Oz: 1915 L. Frank Baum 1991 10 Rinkitink in Oz: 1916 L. Frank Baum 1992 11 The Lost Princess of Oz: 1917 L. Frank Baum 1993 12 The Tin Woodman of Oz: 1918 L. Frank Baum 1994 13 The Magic of Oz: 1919 L. Frank Baum 1995 14 Glinda of Oz: 1920 L. Frank Baum 1996 15 The Royal Book of Oz: 1921 Ruth Plumly Thompson 1997 16 Kabumpo in ...
Her first Oz book, 1921's The Royal Book of Oz, concerned the Scarecrow's discovery that he was once the Emperor of the Silver Isles. To smooth the transition between Baum's books and Thompson's, Reilly & Lee published the book under Baum's name and claimed that the book was written from Baum's notes, although this has been disproven.
A Library Journal review of The Oz Scrapbook called it "a superb production". [4] Martin also wrote and illustrated The Ozmapolitan of Oz (1986). He designed new opening titles for the 1990s home video rerelease of His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. Prior to his Oz work, Martin illustrated two decks of playing cards for the Chicago Playing Card ...
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, [1] published in July 1904, [2] is the second book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, and the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).