The patchwork girl of oz the main character in this book of the series is ojo. This exciting musical is packed with songs and crammed with exotic creatures in this wonderful land of oz. Librivox recording of the patchwork girl of oz, by l. Patchwork girl of oz is one of a handful of extant productions from author l. Frank baums patchwork girl of oz character information full name scraps the patchwork girl of oz. It was also the companys first release, and as such was.
The patchwork girl of oz is one of baums best oz books, an assured and fastmoving fairy tale. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. In his search for the magic ingredients that will restore his uncle to life, ojo is joined by the patchwork girl and by the conceited glass cat, who boasts of her hard ruby heart, the resourceful shaggy man, and the lovable blockheaded woozy, whose tail hairs are just one of the things ojo needs to rescue une nunkie. The magical practices and potions of the land of oz is the thread running through the patchwork girl.
Scraps, the patchwork girl, is brought to life by dr. There is a plot besides dorothy getting lost and wandering around until she. Wonderful vintage version of the patchwork girl of oz by l. Read by phil chenevert yes, this is another wonderful oz book with all the old familiar characters and some new delightful ones. 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. While baum created some great male characters throughout his literary career, he loved to write strong female characters as role models for young girls.
At one end stood a great fireplace, in which a blue log was blazing with a blue flame, and over the fire hung four kettles in. It is the first featurelength film taking place in the land. The patchwork girl of oz books of wonder by baum, l. Baums books were facing stiff new competition from his own earlier books. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 pierre couderc in the patchwork girl of oz 1914 the. The magician was stirring all four of these kettles at the same time, two with his hands and two. The patchwork girl of oz the patchwork girl of oz proved to be an exhilarating tale of magic, sadness, and over all happiness. Baum was unable to find a female performer quite up to the capering challenge presented by playing the patchwork girl, and instead cast pierre couderc the marvellous couderc a french actor, screenwriter and acrobat.
Frank baums the oz film manufacturing company and based upon his book, the patchwork girl of oz. After the patchwork girl came the woozy, who held a part of her skirt in his mouth. Baum was a feminist before his time, and the patchwork girl of oz has a strong girl power theme, blending familiar oz characters with delightful new creatures in this enchanting and whimsical adventure full of high spirits, physical comedy, adventure and good fun. The paperback of the the patchwork girl of oz by l. The new wizard of oz, the magic cloak of oz, and the patchwork girl of oz. Scraps the patchwork girl background information feature films return to oz cameo television programs rainbow road to oz portrayed by doreen tracey inspiration patchwork girl from l. The story begins with a visit by a young munchkin lad, ojo the unlucky, who with his unc nunkie visit a reclusive magician, dr. The patchwork girl of oz is baums most fluid, well rounded, and detailed childrens novel. The patchwork girl of ozchapter wikisource, the free. It does have a lot of rough edges and shows some signs of age, but its energy and creativity more than make up for those. Tiktok of oz was more modestly produced than earlier oz books, with twelve color plates instead of sixteen. At least at one point in his life, baum stated that he considered the patchwork girl of oz one of the two best books of my career, the other being. A patchwork doll comes to life, and dorothy, the tin woodman, and a host of new characters have enchanting adventures in the land of oz.
Frank baum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After a doll made out of a patchwork quilt is brought to life by a magician, she must find a way to break a spell that has turned two victims into motionless statues. Sadly, this film is one of the many casualties of the silent era, existing today only in a truncated version of around an hour long, these cut prints being found in britain. The patchwork girl of oz ysynopsis the magical practices and potions of the land of oz is the thread running through the patchwork girl.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of eliots poetry and what it means. May 08, 2017 so today, we bring you 12 wonderful quotes from the wizard of oz and as a bonus some other quotes from the oz books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the patchwork girl of oz. Frank baums patchwork girl of oz to create a new work inspired by and in reference to shelley and baums works. In the patchwork girl of oz the miraculous powder of life makes another appearance as a character called the crooked magician nearly as literally named an oz character gets mixes up a potion in his kitchen to whip up a servant girl for his wife out of a rag doll made from a patchwork quilt. Finally dorothy, the scarecrow and the tin woodman intervene to win the favor of ozma, the princess of oz. The great theatre of the world dramatic publishing. The foolish owl is a great blue owl that lives in munchin country and speaks in nonsense poetry.
This awardwinning play is based on the seventh book of l. Along the way, with seven charming songs, she meets the wise donkey, woozy, shaggy man, the pumpkinhead family and a crazy bunch of tottenhots. Pipt, a lovable old magician on the outskirts of oz. The patchwork girl of oz is not about the patchwork girl of oz, but rather is the story of a little munchkin boy and his motley assortment of followers journeying across the land of oz in search of items that will create a magic capable of saving the boys beloved uncle. The patchwork girl of ozchapter 2 wikisource, the free. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 1h 21min adventure, family, fantasy 28 september 1914 usa ojo and unc nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the emerald city where they will never starve. Her contributions to the plot resolutions of the lost princess of oz and glinda of oz are notable. The patchwork girl herself is great and also that glass cat with her brain. Post a new commentquestion on the patchwork girl of oz. Scraps is a character from the fantasy oz book series by l.
You might have read the wonderful wizard of oz or the patchwork girl of oz. Then he turned to the munchkin boy and shook his head. Frank baums whimsical fairy tale the patchwork girl of oz. Its first edition sold a little over 14,000 copies a respectable figure, but 3,000 fewer than the patchwork girl of oz had done the year before. Scraps is a teenaged possibly fourteen living rag doll made of patchwork, button eyes, brown yarn hair, a felt tongue, and pearl teeth. Pipts glass cat, the woozy, the shaggy man, the scarecrow and the tin woodman. Frank baum is a childrens novel, the seventh in the oz series. His new creation, the patchwork girl, must go to the emerald city for help. Frank librivox listen on apple podcasts an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. So did the humor and the pathos and the poetic wonder of the play, writes mr. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. She wears a patchwork skirt, a patchwork apron with pockets, and red leather shoes with pointy toes. The book was first published on july 1, 19, with illustrations by john r.
The patchwork girl of oz was baums first return trip to oz after this decision, and in it he created one of his most memorable characters. Vintage hardcover the patchwork of oz frank baum the. Frank baum is a childrens novel, the seventh set in the land of oz. Presented in hypertext format, patchwork girl uses intertextual allusions borrowed from canonical texts such as mary shelleys frankenstein and l. Frank baums shortlived oz film manufacturing company. January 4, 1981 i have been reading the patchwork girl of oz and im anxious to get back to it plus i have to go to bed soon so im making this short okay. Ojo and uncle nunkie venture toward the emerald city in search of food and encounter the usual cast of oz regular and a very acrobatic patchwork girl. Baum was a feminist before his time, and the patchwork girl of oz has a strong girlpower theme, blending familiar oz characters with delightful new creatures in this enchanting and whimsical adventure full of high spirits, physical comedy, adventure and good fun. Frank baum 18561919 full audio book an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering. Shes taller than a young boy, and her body is plump and rounded because it is stuffed with cotton. An unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. The patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutesat least at the time of its first release.
Unlike some of the other titles in the series that have a predominantly sketchy narrative, the patchwork girl of oz is composed of enthusiastic, rollicking prose. Finlay scraps, the patchwork girl, witnessed the wizards arrival. Frank baums patchwork girl of oz to create a new work inspired by and in reference to shelley and baums works, reinterpreting their ideas and making them modern. Captured and by ozma, queen of oz jessie mae walsh, the patchwork girl helps the queen release her subjects from an evil spell which has turned them all into stone a plot device redeployed. No quotes approved yet for the patchwork girl of oz.
May 11, 2016 the patchwork girl of oz 1914 is a silent film made by l. Ojo and his unc nunkie, residents of an isolated part of munchkinland, are poor and nearly out of food. Yes, this is another wonderful oz book with all the old familiar characters and some new delightful ones. Baum dedicated the book to sumner hamilton britton, the young son of his publisher sumner charles britton.
The enjoyable story and characters in the patchwork girl of oz makes it a fun movie to watch, and it is also pretty resourceful for its era. On come king, beauty, rich man, peasant, beggar, and child to play their parts in this play of life. Frank baum 1856 1919 an unlucky munchkin boy named ojo must travel around oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the liquid of petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle unc nunkie and the wife of the liquids creator into marble statues. The patchwork girl best known authors and titles are available on the free online library. Ojo and his coworkers come upon the woozy, but cannot pull the hairs from his tail, so they take it with them. The patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutes at least at the time of its first release.
She sat beneath a tree watching the most spectacular show ever performed by a summer sky. Everyone from their childhood or their adulthood will remember reading a book from the oz series or at least seeing the wizard of oz films. The patchwork girl is a lifesize living doll made from various pieces of patchwork quilts. The patchwork girl of oz dramatic publishing company. Unlike some of the other titles in the series that have a predominantly sketchy narrative, the patchwork girl of oz is composed of enthusiastic, rollicking prose that allows the reader to happily suspend disbelief. The project gutenberg ebook of the patchwork girl of oz, by l. The patchwork girl of oz movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Ojo is joined by the patchwork girl scraps, dorothy, dr. Ojo is forgiven best known authors and titles are available on the free online library.
The great zeppelin heist of oz by rae carson and c. The wonderful wizard of oz deserves no less than 5 out of 5 stars. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 ojo and unc nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the emerald city where they will never starve. The project gutenberg etext of the patchwork girl of oz, by. At one end stood a great fireplace, in which a blue log was blazing with a blue flame, and over the fire hung four kettles in a row, all bubbling and steaming at a great rate. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 and you call yourself a. The metaphor of the great theatre of the world, in which god is a theatre director and the world is his stage manager, appealed to me strongly. The patchwork quilt had been made by her grandmother, and never used as it wasnt all blue. The patchwork girl of oz book summary and study guide. It was based on the 19 book the patchwork girl of oz the film was written and produced by l. Ojo adds plenty of brains to margolottes patchwork servant before she is brought to.
Marglotte thought it was an excellent choice as it would keep her future servant from thinking herself very beautiful. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 is a silent film made by l. Characters include the woozy, ojo the unlucky, unc nunkie, dr. There were several wicked witches who caused a lot of trouble. The patchwork girl of oz dover childrens classics by l.
She was originally made by margolotte, the munchkin wife of dr. All ive ever seen of the great land of oz, unc dear, is the view of that mountain over at the south, where they say. The patchwork girl, a free spirit if ever there was one, is brought to life in this story and then sets out into the wonderful world of oz to help her friend ojo find the ingredients for a magic potion to save his uncle. When it appeared that ojos quest had failed, the forces of good in the. She first appears in the patchwork girl of oz where patchwork girl, ojo, and glass cat stop by the office of the foolish owl and the wise donkey where they knew about their current mission. Along the way, they meet mewel, a waif and stray mule who leads them to dr.
The patchwork girl, a free spirit if ever there was one, is brought to life in this story and then sets out into the wonderful world of oz to help her friend ojo find the ingredients for a magic potion. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 violet macmillan frank. The patchwork girl of oz wikisource, the free online library. The patchwork girl of oz chapter one ojo and unc nunkie wheres the butter, unc nunkie. The patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7 kindle edition. They eventually visit the emerald city to ask for help from the wizard of oz.
I would definitely recommend this book to 11 year olds. The actor playing the patchwork girl is pierre couderc or the marvelous couderc. He is faced with a unique challenge and must overcome his physical limitations to free his uncle from a curse. Be the first to ask a question about the patchwork girl of oz.
The patchwork girl of oz 1914 the 1st oz feature film l. The sad, centurylong history of terrible wizard of oz. Jul 25, 2017 this is not the only piece of crossgender casting to be found in the patchwork girl of oz. Typing exercise the patchwork girl of oz frank baum. Unc looked out of the window and stroked his long beard. Ojo, jesseva, the patchwork girl and some of jessevas friends start to look for the woozy and a sixleaved clover while the doctor himself hunts for water from a dark well. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature. Baum dedicated the book to sumner hamilton britton, the young son of his publisher sumner charles britton the full text of the patchwork girl of oz can be found online here at project gutenbergs website. Ojo and his unc nunkie, residents of an isolated part of munchkinland, are poor and nearly out of food, so they decide to leave their home. The joking horners it was not long before they left the passage and came to a great cave, so high that it must have reached nearly to the top of the mountain within which it lay. Wikipedia says he was a french acrobat, actor, screenwriter and producer and that he also appeared in his majesty the scarecrow of oz.