The original 1900 printing of this book was in a pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Monday, May 22 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Children’s Books

Today’s contestants are Ben Chan, Joe Lasser and Nancy Duran.

Today’s Final Jeopardy

The original 1900 printing of this book was in a pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Final Jeopardy Explanation

The first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It is known for its pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green.

The plot follows Dorothy, a young farm girl, on her adventures in the magical Land of Oz after she and her faithful dog, Toto, are carried away from their Kansas home by a tornado.

On her journey across Oz, Dorothy meets a variety of characters, including the Scarecrow, who seeks a brain, the Tin Woodman, who seeks a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who seeks courage. They each believe that the Wizard can help them, so they set out to find him in the Emerald City. They face numerous obstacles along the way, including confrontations with the Wicked Witch of the West.

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