By Kathleen Krull
KATHLEEN KRULL’S energetic textual content strains the lifetime of L. Frank Baum from his dreamy privileged formative years in mid-19th-century upstate big apple throughout the many detours on his highway to oz.. A failure as an actor, a breeder of prize chickens, a service provider in a wild west city, between different occupations, he eventually made successful doing precisely what he had constantly enjoyed to do: inform tales for kids. alongside the way in which, we see the antecedents of the Scarecrow, the Tin guy, eco-friendly glasses, and different characters and attributes of the well-known myth land. this can be the 1st biography of L. Frank Baum that kids can enjoy.
With an analogous verve she delivered to her biography of Dr. Seuss, Kathleen Krull’s wry prose with Kevin Hawke’s exuberant work and drawings to create a booklet to not be overlooked through ounces lovers of every age.
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