Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) - a popular American writer, world-famous classic of children's literature, who created the magical land of Oz. His books have been screened many times, and Baum's fairy tales have raised more than one generation of children around the world.
The Tale of Wonderland (1904) is the second book in a series about the heroes of this magical land. In it, young readers will learn how a boy named Tip made a wooden man with a pumpkin instead of his head - Jack the Pumpkin Head and how they went to the Emerald City, where General Ginger seized power, overthrowing the Scarecrow; about how they resisted the spell of the old witch Mumbai and how the good Sorceress Glinda finally found the missing Princess Ozma, the real ruler of the Emerald City.
