The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in French and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.
About this book
On a gray Kansas prairie where the earth is cracked and colorless and even the little house stands paint-blistered and alone, a farm girl named Dorothy finds her only brightness in the laughter she shares with Toto, her small black dog. Then a cyclone lifts the whole house whirling into the sky and carries it far from everything she knows. When it comes to rest, it lands in a country of lush greensward and fruit-laden trees, of brilliant birds and gorgeous flowers — the land of Oz, home to witches and wizards and a road of yellow brick that leads to a city built of emeralds.
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Dorothée vivait au milieu des grandes prairies du Kansas.
Dorothy lived in the middle of the big Kansas prairies.
Elle vivait avec Oncle Henry, qui était fermier, et Tante Em, sa femme.
She lived with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, his wife.
Leur maison était petite.
Their house was small.
C’était parce que le bois pour la construire avait dû voyager pendant de nombreux miles en chariot.
This was because the wood to build it had to travel many miles by wagon.
La maison avait quatre murs, un sol et un toit, et cela faisait une seule pièce.
The house had four walls, a floor, and a roof, and these made just one room.
Dans cette pièce, il y avait un vieux poêle rouillé.
Inside this room there was an old, rusty cookstove.
Il y avait aussi un buffet pour les assiettes, une table, trois ou quatre chaises et les lits.
There was also a cupboard for dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.
History
- Written by L. Frank Baum in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026