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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/19/13

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

TITLE: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Frank Baum/W.W. Denslow
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins PUBLICATION DATE: 1956
GENRE: Fiction (Classic) READING LEVEL: 3-5
BRIEF OVERVIEW: After a tornado hits Kansas, Dorothy and her dog Toto are sent on a journey in an alternate land. They meet many unusual beings along their search for home.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have students identify the main events and details and be able to write a story in which they have included a series of main events and multiple characters.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shaina Galvin - Valdosta State University
LABELS: Classic, classic fiction, Fiction, book to film,