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Katie Dicker, Author
L. Frank Baum, Author
Series: STEAM Tales
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: September 1, 2022
Category: Classic fiction
ISBN: 9781783127801
Fire up young readers’ imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities.
Dorothy’s adventure through Oz is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations – and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there’s something for every enquiring mind. It’s the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.
Katie Dicker is a writer and editor who has worked in publishing for over 25 years. She has a degree in politics and philosophy and specialises in children’s educational publishing.
Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was best known for his children’s books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels, numbering fourteen books in total. He also wrote many novels, short stories and poems. The 1939 adaptation of Baum’s first Oz book has become one of the best loved films in cinema history. L. Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, and died in Hollywood, California.