Baum, Frank L.
The Wizard of Oz
. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1969. This is Baum’s unabridged version of his novel. This is the book I will use in my class. It contains excellent illustrations as well as defines key words in the margin.**
Greene, L. David, and Martin, Dick.
The Oz Scrapbook
. New York: Random House, 1977. Excellent source. Provides many interesting details about the making of the film. It is written in a style that students will be able to understand and at the same time learn many interesting things about the “Wizard of Oz”.
Langley, Noel, and et al.
The Wizard of Oz
: The Screenplay. New York: Dell Publishing, 1989. Excellent student and teacher resource. This book contains the screenplay from which the 1939 film was adapted. It also contains an excellent introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn who is considered an an expert on Baum.**
**Indicates that the text also can be used as a resource for teachers.
