The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in Dutch 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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Dorothy woonde midden in de grote prairies van Kansas.
Dorothy lived in the middle of the big Kansas prairies.
Ze woonde bij Oom Henry, die boer was, en Tante Em, zijn vrouw.
She lived with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, his wife.
Hun huis was klein.
Their house was small.
Dit kwam omdat het hout om het te bouwen veel mijlen met een wagen moest reizen.
This was because the wood to build it had to travel many miles by wagon.
Het huis had vier muren, een vloer en een dak, en dat vormde maar één kamer.
The house had four walls, a floor, and a roof, and these made just one room.
In deze kamer stond een oud, roestig fornuis.
Inside this room there was an old, rusty cookstove.
Er was ook een kast voor de borden, een tafel, drie of vier stoelen, en de bedden.
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