1, The Wizard of Oz is a fairy tale literature genre, suitable for primary and secondary school students to read. The Wizard of Oz is one of the "Top Ten Children's Literature Works" selected by the American Children's Literature Association (CLA) and one of the "Best Children's Books" recommended by the National Education Association (NEA). The Wizard of Oz is the first fairy tale appreciated in the history of American children's literature in the 20th century, and it has been pushed to the market since its publication.
2. The environment created by the story is full of fantasy, and the story takes place in a wonderful world without an adult intermediary. Curiosity is the nature of children, and every child is eager to discover a new world, especially an exciting world like the story.
3. The hero's friends, scarecrow, tin woodcutter and timid lion are all charming. A scarecrow made of talking and moving straw is very suitable for children who like magic; The tin woodcutter satisfies the interests of children who are interested in machinery and technology; The timid lion is probably the most popular character in the story.
4. Because almost all children, whether they like machinery or magic, are interested in animals. It is children's nature to like animals. Boys like strong animals, such as the lion, the king of beasts, while girls like docile animals, so they will like timid and docile lions. The characters in the story arouse children's interest and pay close attention to what they will do and what will happen.
5. The narrative of The Wizard of Oz also fully considers children's acceptance psychology. The progress of the story is gentle and calm, the content of the story is not complicated, and the plot is not violent, so that children can easily follow the plot to understand the story. Dorothy's friends didn't appear at the same time, but in turn.
The scarecrow appeared first, then the iron woodcutter helped Dorothy, and then the timid lion joined the team. In the third chapter of the novel, the scarecrow becomes Dorothy's friend. In the fourth chapter, the author describes the characteristics of scarecrow in detail. Through this step-by-step narrative, children can easily get familiar with new roles. When the Scarecrow is known to readers, the author begins to introduce the next role-Tin Man.
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1, the work was warmly welcomed by small readers immediately after publication. So I wrote thirteen sequels with enthusiasm. After writing the third book, he said he would stop writing or write something else, but all the children in America wrote to the publishing house and himself, begging him to continue writing.
2. Encouraged by the children, the author Baum decided to give up the idea of writing some "serious" works like Conan Doyle, the British writer who created the detective image of Sherlock Holmes, and "to please the children", let Dorothy's adventure in Oz continue, and finally completed the Wizard of Oz 14 fairy tale series.
3. The first film, The Wizard of Oz, was put on the music stage and staged in Chicago the following year. 1939, Hollywood adapted it into a movie and put it on the screen. Unexpectedly, it was as successful as a book.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Wizard of Oz