Put in any title and find similar books that are on your childs level. Enter a readers lexile measure to calculate his or her expected comprehension for this book and to view vocabulary targeted to his or her reading ability. The wonderful wizard of oz reading comprehension passages. The oz books form a book series that begins with the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 and relate the fictional history of the land of oz. Lexile framework for reading lexile levels rate books using a numbering. Lexile framework for reading lexile levels rate books using a numbering system from 5l through 2000l. The complete wizard of oz collection with active table of.
Learn how to build, maintain and manage an effective classroom library and get quick, easy access to over 50,000 scholastic childrens books with the new and improved scholastic book wizard mobile app. Scholastics book wizard offers a book wizard that allows you to. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. The wonderful wizard of oz is a graphic novel and i am just neither a fan of graphic novels in general nor do i tend to even be able to understand them as well and as throughly as traditional textual novels, but also, and. As everyone knows, the kansas sequences are shot in blackandwhite or more accurately, in a monochrome sepia tone, which is kind of brown, while the oz sequences use color. Classic fiction, 3,145 words, level x grade 5, multipart classics, lexile 920l. Different schools use different readinglevel systems. His fictional novel was transformed into the 1939 film the wizard of oz, directed by victor fleming and featuring judy garland. The annotated wizard of oz, based on the original text by frank baum and.
Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. I am finding this book altogether and entirely too personally daunting and painful not only because eric shadowers oz. Lexile reading level chart by grade scholastic parents. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. The complementary book wizard mobile application school edition is a mobile extension of the book wizard which provides easy access to scholastics comprehensive database of information on more than 50,000 childrens books. Are there any other books like alice in wonderland or the wonderful wizard of oz, where a young child ends up in a fantasy land and meets with lots of unique characters and situations. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded and assertive heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature. The complete wizard of oz series, available as free ebooks. The wizard of oz be classic and millions of other books are available for. That emphasizes how dull and boring kansas is, and actually takes a page from baums book. Lexile levels are scientifically and mathematically assigned based on the difficulty and readability of a book. The wonderful wizard of oz is said to be the first american fairy tale, and l. Frank baum in 1900 and was the first novel to proceed sequels concluding with glinda of oz, published a year after baums death.
Frank baums classic story, the wizard of oz into an heirloom book. Reading recovery this intervention program matches struggling readers with appropriate reading material. Contactthe lexile framework for readingoklahoma state department of. Frank baum had indeed aspired to write a fairy tale that was different from the older, mostly european ones. The rescue of the tin woodman of the wonderful wizard of oz by l.
There she meets a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a lion, and together they set off down the yellow brick road to seek the wizard of oz. Following a road made of yellow bricks, dorothy sets out to see the wizard at his palace in the emerald city. Learning az text leveling system level correlation chart about spanish leveling. In most classrooms today, students read at a wide range of different levels. When the cyclone drops the house in the magical land of oz, it crushes the wicked. In the wonderful wizard of oz, dorothy is a girl living on a kansas farm with her aunt, uncle, and loving dog, toto. Dorothy gale is a farm girl whos living a quiet life in kansas with her uncle henry and aunt em, her miserable, but loving, relatives. For generations, readers have enjoyed classic literature.
Plus, get booktalks, lesson plans, author studies, videos, and discussion guides. The wonderful wizard of oz is beloved by generations of schoolaged children. The story starts in kansas, with a girl called dorothy, that is taken away by a cyclone to the land of oz, a land that feels familiar because its magic is feed by the popular folklore from the u. The wizard of oz be classic and millions of other books are available for instant access. Baum proceeded to write 14 oz books, the first of which, the wonderful wizard of oz, was published in 1900. Using this system, the wonderful wizard of oz rates a score of 970l. All of the baum written books are in the public domain in the united states. The wonderful wizard of oz study guide course hero. The movie follows dorothy gale and her faithful dog, toto as she is transported to oz by tornado, and then sets off to seek out the wizard in order to return home to kansas. Even so, the wizard of oz found a way to oneup everyone by adding a twist.
There are many editions available of the wonderful wizard of oz, but the original was very much a team effort of author baum and illustator w. The book was a huge hit as soon as it was published in 1900 and was followed by more than a dozen sequels. Oct 08, 2009 the wonderful wizard of oz appeared a little over a century ago, spawning at least 200 sequels some authorized, some not, some with marvelous titles like the haunted hottub of oz. Frank baum, who went on to write fourteen fulllength oz books. Denslow, and the 100th anniverary edition pictured here replicates that one. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. There are 14 volumes in total, starting with the most wellknown book, the wonderful wizard of oz.
They have delighted in the romance of jane austen, thrilled at the adventures of jules verne, and. For nearly 100 years, children have been entranced by the wonderful world of oz. Below weve gathered every volume in the series, in both text and audio formats. Many have seen the movie, the wizard of oz, based on l. I have a feeling that many of my wizard of oz fans will be clamoring to read it.
I look forward to bringing this book into my classroom on monday. The wizard of oz lexile find a book metametrics inc. We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to the more precise lexile measures. Abaa ilab published 1903 condition good, scuffing to covers, minor threadwear at top and base of spine, inner front hinge paper cleanly broken, cloth firm. Snatched away from her home in kansas, dorothy finds herself in the land of oz. The land of oz originally published as the marvelous land of oz l. Jul 01, 2001 the wonderful wizard of oz feels like your first voyage, you only have a few personal items and the world is for your eyes a newborn. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. Ruth plumly thompson took over as a royal historian of oz in 1921 with the royal book of oz originally authorship was wrongly attributed to baum and proceeded to write an oz book a year for nineteen years until 1939.
Here are the books reading levels on the leveling systems commonly used by. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. Type in the name of any book and it will give you the guided reading level for that book. There are 100 pages in this abridgment of dorothys adventures, all.
A book, article or piece of text gets a lexile text measure when its analyzed by metametrics. I was searching for one such version of the wizard of oz for my 4 yr old and this book is just what i wanted. Within a range from 100l below to 50l above his or her lexile measure, a reader is expected to comprehend the text well enough to understand it. Teachers have been using book wizard and book wizard mobile for years to get information on books and share book lists with their peers. For anyone looking for an oz gift, they might consider purchase either an individual book or a wizard of oz book series set. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Come take a tour, visit our exhibitions, and view the gorgeous main reading room. Take our free the wonderful wizard of oz quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. On the other hand, if a book is too far below his reading level, it wont. Frank baums magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty oz himself rules over an emerald city reached by a yellow brick road.
May 15, 2009 stories like the wizard of oz, alice in wonderland, the originals being too lengthy and advanced for very young children, abridged versions are a necessity. The lexile framework for reading oklahoma state department. May 09, 2014 the classic 1939 film adaptation of the wonderful wizard of oz is by far the most famous and beloved though it may not be my personal favorite adaptation. Does your child want to read a specific book but it seems too difficult or too easy. If she ever wants to go home again, the great wizard of oz is the only person in the land who could help her. Search by title, author, grade level, lexile measure and other criteria to find information about books that includes annotated descriptions and key metrics. The lexile frameworks for reading and listening help educators and parents match students to materials at the right level of difficulty. Katherine sokolowski of read charles santore turns l. Or at least she was, until her house is swept up in a cyclone and sent hurtling through the air.
Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. In general frank baum, oz books can be priced from ten to thousands of dollars and. A sudden cyclone appears on a kansas prairie and a young girl named dorothy is carried off in the winds to a place called munchkinland in the distant land of. These timeless original stories have been specially formatted for digital ereaders, in that they can conform to fit any screen size, and each and every chapter of every book in the table of contents have been. Find a book, oklahoma is the quickest and easiest way to search the. While it is a great family movie, like most movies based on a book, the book is better. When dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels. Collected here are all 14 oz books written by oz creator and visionary l. How is this story the same as or different from, for example. This reading set introduces the reader to the real wizard of oz story, including the backstory on some of the characters. Website for movie adaptation of the wonderful wizard of oz view the movie website share images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles.
920 410 600 351 1231 744 431 704 878 403 309 240 196 745 1126 428 1495 1260 1429 1 1292 1192 372 1217 677 739 145 1165 934 780 1033 852 539 1000