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Library of Congress

Loc: Exhibitions: The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairy Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit that provides a collection of colorful artifacts related to L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz." See a poster promoting Baum's children's books as well as many book covers, artwork from the "The Wizard of Oz," personal...
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Yale University

The Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Very detailed lesson plan that compares the book to the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz. Includes bibliographies and biographical background on L. Frank Baum.
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers the texts of five of Baum's original 13 "Oz" book. Included are "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz," "The Emerald City of Oz," "Tik-Tok of Oz," and "The Tin Woodman of Oz." The texts can be...
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Audio Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A special subcollection of Project Gutenberg's online book catalog: audio books, recorded by real people (there is also a computer-generated audio books collection). Currently includes 35 or so selections ranging from fairy tales,...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the children's novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Politics in Gilded Age 1870 1900: Social and Labor Unrest in the 1890s

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about the factors that helped the Populist Party gain followers and what caused it to lose them after the 1896 presidential election.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz in this full-text sequel to L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of one of L. Frank Baum's sequels to The Wizard of Oz. This novel is about Glinda, the Good Witch of the West. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Digital Collections: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students 9th - 10th
View this digital copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in a scanned format from the Library of Congress' Rare Book Collection.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?

For Students 9th - 10th
In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 4th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work from the early 1900s is the third book from his Oz series.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author L. Frank Baum including a biography, the full text of 18 children's novels and 19 short stories.
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Other

Piglet Press: Wizard of Oz Encyclopedia

For Students 3rd - 5th
A fascinating and detailed site about all aspects of the book and movie versions of "The Wizard of Oz." Explore lengthy lists of characters, places, and unique and magical things, along with audiobook samples and a biographical...
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Other

Nancy Polette: Wizard of Oz Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use any of these quick activities to accompany a study of "The Wizard of Oz." Crosscurricular ideas are included.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work from the early 1900s is the fifth book from his Oz series.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 5th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work, The Tin Woodman of Oz from the early 1900s, is the twelfth book from his "Oz" series.
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Other

A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource presents a short story by L. Frank Baum entitled "A Kidnapped Santa Claus."
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum

For Students 4th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work titled The Enchanted Island of Yew is from the early 1900s and was published prior to the author's "Oz" series.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "The Rescue of the Tin Woodman" by L. Frank Baum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Arriving at Emerald City

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "Arriving at Emerald City" by L. Frank Baum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger" by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger" by L. Frank Baum.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the complete text of the children's novel "The Lost Princess of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the complete text of the novel "The Magic of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the complete text of the novel "The Marvelous Land of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.