Yellow Knight of Oz (Wonderful Oz Book, No 24) by Ruth Plumly Thompson

Yellow Knight of Oz (Wonderful Oz Book, No 24) by Ruth Plumly Thompson

Return to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children's book series.

Sir Hokus of Pokes sets off on a quest and discovers instead of one of the greatest feats of enchantment in Oz history- two entire kingdoms transformed and hidden away for five hundred years by the evil Sultan of Samandra.

When a New York lad named Speedy rides a wayward ship to Oz, he arrives just in time to aid Sir Hokus and his noble steed the Comfortable Camel and to rescue Princess Marygolden from her enchanted life.

Praise for the Oz series

"Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever-these books are for readers of all ages."-Ray Bradbury

"The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation. . . . The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read them are often made what they were not-imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders."-Gore Vidal

"I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival."-Stephen R. Donaldson

Thompson, Ruth Plumly: - Ruth Plumly Thompson (1891 - 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper. She had already published her first children's book, The Perhappsy Chaps, and her second, The Princess of Cozytown, was pending publication when William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. (Rumors among fans that Thompson was Baum's niece were untrue.) Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.

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ISBN 13	9780345328670
ISBN 10	0345328671
Title	Yellow Knight of Oz (Wonderful Oz Book, No 24)
Author	Ruth Plumly Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1986-05-12
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.