Over 100 years ago lived a man who loved to entertain neighborhood children by telling magical fantasy stories to them. The children loved the stories. Then, on the evening of May 7th, 1898, a little girl asked him, ( about the wonderful characters he had created, ) "Where do they live?" The man looked at a filing cabinet in the room. The top drawer was labeled A-N… the bottom drawer was labeled O-Z. And on this night the land that is now a part of our culture was, "born". This man's name was L. Frank Baum, and he is the reason for The Wizard of Oz. He wrote a book on this marvelous land called Oz. Nearly 40 years later, Samuel Goldwyn at MGM bought the film rights for Oz. And so a classic motion picture was born, that has now been enchanting millions for over 60 years. It is The Wizard of Oz.

Lyman Frank Baum lived from 1856-1919. He was an American writer, born in Chittenango, New York. From 1880 to 1902 he was involved with a newspaper and began a series of books. In these......

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Title: The Story Of The Scarecrow Form The Wizard Of Oz
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