Pegasus Abridged Classics is a series of classic books comprising of interesting stories written by various authors of well repute. In these books, classic stories have been given in abbreviated and simplified form. The language and the style of the stories have been restructured so that young readers can understand them well and without difficulty. Beautiful illustrations and age-wise gradation make the books more amicable. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The book is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. Pages: 120