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Title: The Road to Oz (The Oz Books 5)
Author: L. Frank Baum
Narrator: Edward Miller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-13-17
Publisher: Audioliterature
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
"The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Poly-chrome the Rainbow's Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz" is the fifth of L. Frank Baum's "Oz" books, published in 1909. As the long, complete title of the work says quite a bit about the wonderful proceedings in this work, there is no need for more than for the listener to just jump into it all and enjoy.
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Members Reviews:
To Oz Once Again
We get to travel with Dorothy and Toto to Oz once again! We get to meet a host of new characters such as the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, Polychrome, King Dox, King Kik-a-Bray. On reaching Oz, familiar and much loved characters from the previous books make an appearance â Tik-Tok, Billina, Scarecrow, Jack Pumpkinhead, Tin Woodman, Saw Horse, Cowardly Lion, Hungry Tiger, Princess Ozma, the wizard and more.
Enjoyable and full of imagination
Dorothy and Toto set out walking on the road and are joined by The Shaggy Man and Button-Bright. Soon they begin to wonder if they are still in Kansas when they reach the Fairy Lands of the foxes, donkeys, a musicker, and the Scoodlers. When they reach the Deadly Desert, they know they arenât in Kansas anymore and are complete stuck. With the help of Johnny Dooit, they safely cross the desert and arrive in the Land of Oz just in time for Princess Ozmaâs birthday celebration.
As with all the Oz books, Baumâs ability to play with words (including naming a character made of gingerbread John Dough) shines in The Road to Oz. Itâs an enjoyable book full of imagination. I highly recommend it to people of all ages. It would make an excellent family read-aloud (and, as with all the Oz books, it can be read as a standalone book).
4 Stars? 5 or 3?
Frankly, I could go either way-- the Oz books are rather unique in setting up the genre of the Series-- that follows along one after the other in whatever 'World' the author has created... or in this one but with the characters created and following them in their own little world.
I'll not go so far as to say these are the greatest books ever written, but their uniqueness in the regard I mentioned is something to check out. Many authors, since Baum published these, have tried to follow along in his footsteps, it's something of a difficult 'stunt' to pull off, because often these authors are just creating silly stories that are chock-full of zany characters and places & whatnot. Often, this doesn't come across well.
Sometimes it can (and there are examples aplenty), but children are much more discerning readers than many adults give them credit for, so if you're just talking down to them-- if you figure that Any Old adventure will do, then you are sadly mistaken. They're not stupid, they're just young. Baum understood this...
Short on plot, but big on fun
Unlike many of Baum's oz books, The Road to Oz really doesn't have much of a plot. There are no wicked witches trying to destroy the land, no villains threatening to destroy our heroes at every turn. Dorothy is simply lost and must find her way to the Emerald City so Ozma can help her get home.
