from tmarks

The interesting story of the author of the beloved Wizard of OZ. Where his real life journey took him on the way to creating such an all time loved magical book.

from mirikayla

I never knew how interesting Frank Baum's life was. He was a kind of Renaissance man, but didn't have much success with a lot of his endeavors. Most surprising to me was his connection to the early feminists: His mother-in-law was Matilda Joslyn Gage, who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Su...

from HotRedM

My daughter had a report book due and she had to write about a non fiction book. We were given three chooses and she decided on the Road of Oz. As she was reading the book...she would stop and say things that were interesting about Frank Baum and how Wizard of Oz became a book and movie. She was ...

from larasimmons2

The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum is a biography about L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz author. The major point of the book is to discuss the life story of Baum. It begins with his young privileged school days. He lived in upstate New York in the mid-1...

from sabrina89

This book tells the story of L. Frank Baum, the author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', and the troubles he was confronted with in his life. Ups and downs in his life are described but led him finally become a very famous author. Probably a good introduction to deal with the story of Oz at school.