Presents a one-hundredth anniversary edition of the story of Dorothy, a young girl who is tranported by a cyclone to the magical world of Oz where she makes wonderful friends, battles evil, and must face down a wizard to return home to Kansas.
Having missed her ride home with the Wizard, Dorothy and her three friends set out for the country of the Quadlings to ask the witch Glinda to help Dorothy return home.
After destroying the wicked witch, Dorothy calls on the winged monkeys to transport the group of travelers back to the Emerald City where they confront the Wizard and ask that he fulfill his promise to grant their wishes.
Once Dorothy and her companions reach the witch's country, the witch sends forces to destroy them, including wolves, vicious crows, a bee swarm, and winged monkeys, and Dorothy must find a way to kill the witch and save her friends.
Reaching the Emerald City, Dorothy, the scarecrow, tin man, and lion make their requests of the Wizard of Oz, but before the wishes are granted, he demands that the foursome undertake a quest to kill the wicked witch of the west.
Dorothy and her companions must overcome many obstacles on their way to the Emerald City, including large gulfs in the road, fierce kalidah beasts, a swiftly moving river, and a great meadow of poppies with a magical, sleep-inducing scent.
Continuing her journey to the Emerald City, Dorothy meets a lonely tin man without a heart and a cowardly lion who join her on her journey, and the scarecrow shares his story of why he is hoping the Wizard will give him a brain.
In Ozma of Oz, Dorothy is sailing to Australia when a big storm washes her overboard. She survives by clinging to a chicken crate. Eventually she and a hen named Billina wash up on the magic shore of Ev where they meet the mechanical man Tik Tok. Dorothy and Billina are taken prisoner by the evil Nome King who has captured the royal family of Ev.
A large-print edition of the story of Dorothy, a young girl who is transported by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz, and must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.
