The Scarecrow of Oz
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$2849
Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 1915 · Est. 6.5 hour read

The Scarecrow of Oz

By L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill (Illustrator)

Part of the Oz series

A whirlpool leads to Oz, where Trot and friends face a wicked witch and a cruel king.

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291 pages· 45,246 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Trot and Cap'n Bill, swept into an underwater cave by a whirlpool, meet the peculiar Ork. Escaping to the Land of Mo, they reunite with Button-Bright and journey to Oz. There, they confront the wicked witch Blinkie and the cruel King Krewl. With Cap'n Bill transformed into a grasshopper, hope seems lost until the Scarecrow of Oz arrives. Can his cleverness save them from their foes? Join this thrilling adventure across magical lands, where popcorn snows and lemonade rains, and discover if friendship and wit can conquer evil.

From the publisher

Trot and Cap’n Bill are whisked to Oz by the flying Ork, find Button-Bright – who’s lost again – and rescue the Scarecrow from cruel King Krewl in this ninth book of L. Brank Baum’s immortal Oz series.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
291
Words
45,246
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
~1070L
Themes & topics
Books about witchesBooks about girls and womenBooks about the land of OzBooks about scarecrows
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
7.4
F&P level
~Z
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
53963
Publication
Published
April 25, 1997
First published
July 16, 1915
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780688147198

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