Captain Salt in Oz facts for kids
Captain Salt in Oz is an exciting adventure book published in 1936. It's the thirtieth book in the famous Oz series, which was started by L. Frank Baum. This particular story was written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, who continued the Oz adventures after Baum. The pictures in the book were drawn by John R. Neill.
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The Story of Captain Salt
This book follows the adventures of a character named Captain Samuel Salt. You might remember him from an earlier book called Pirates in Oz. In this story, Captain Salt sails across the huge Nonestic Ocean.
During his journey, he discovers many amazing places. He finds Ozamaland, a legendary land where animals can fly! He also visits the famous White City of Om and other interesting locations.
Exploring New Lands
Captain Salt's main mission in this book is to explore and claim new lands. He sails from one island to another, raising the flag of Oz and saying that these lands now belong to Princess Ozma. Princess Ozma is the kind ruler of the Land of Oz.
In the book Pirates in Oz, Princess Ozma gave Captain Salt a special job. She declared that he should stop being a pirate. Instead, he would become her "Royal Discoverer and Explorer." His new role was to find new countries and place the Oz flag on distant islands and mountain tops. Captain Salt often mentions Ozma when he claims these new places.
A Unique Oz Adventure
Captain Salt in Oz is quite special among the Oz books. Most Oz stories take place inside the magical Land of Oz. But this book is different! All the action happens far away from Oz. It only connects to the Oz characters and places indirectly.
Another example of an Oz book with a limited connection to Oz is L. Frank Baum's Rinkitink in Oz. These books show that the Oz universe is much bigger than just the main land of Oz itself.
About the Illustrations
This book was also unique because of its illustrations. Captain Salt in Oz was the first Oz book published without any color pictures since The Road to Oz came out in 1909. The publisher, Reilly & Lee, decided to print all the future Oz books without color illustrations. They even started reprinting older Oz books by Baum and Thompson without color pictures too.
