What is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
[[File:Wizard title page.jpg|thumb|This is the original title page. At the bottom are pictures of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow.]] {{italictitle}} '''''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''''' (sometimes called '''''The Wizard of Oz''''') is a childrens' [[book]]. It was written by [[L. Frank Baum]]. The book was first published by the George M. Hill Company on [[May 17|17 May]] [[1900]]. The first edition has pictures drawn by [[William Wallace Denslow|W. W. Denslow]]. It is the first ''[[Oz (series)|Oz]]'' book. The story has been reprinted many times. New pictures have been made for the story and sometimes the title is just ''The Wizard of Oz''. This is also the title of a [[musical]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] written in 1900 and a [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|movie]] made in 1939 starring [[Judy Garland]]. == Story == [[Dorothy Gale]] is a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto, on a farm in [[Kansas]]. One day, Dorothy and Toto are caught up in a cyclone that takes them and the farmhouse into Munchkin Country in the magical Land of Oz. The falling house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East, the evil ruler of the Munchkins. The Good Witch of the North arrives with three grateful Munchkins and gives Dorothy the magical silver shoes that originally belonged to the Wicked Witch. The Good Witch tells Dorothy that the only way she can return home to Kansas is to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the great and powerful [[Wizard of Oz]] to help her. As Dorothy begins on her journey, the Good Witch of the North kisses her on the forehead, giving her magical protection from harm. [[File:Wizard of oz 5.jpg|left|thumb|215x215px|Dorothy meets the Lion]] On her way down the yellow brick road, Dorothy frees a Scarecrow from the pole on which he is hanging, applies oil from a can to the rusted joints of a Tin Woodman, and meets a Cowardly Lion. The Scarecrow wants a brain, the Tin Woodman wants a heart, and the Lion wants courage, so Dorothy encourages them to journey wi