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Author:

Carr, Simonetta, author.

Title:

J. R. R. Tolkien for kids : his life and writings, with 21 activities / Simonetta Carr.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Chicago Review Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

v, 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm

Subject:

Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973--Juvenile literature.
Authors, English--20th century--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Tolkien, J. R. R.--(John Ronald Reuel),--1892-1973.
Authors, English--20th century.
Novelists, English.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 115-119) and index.

Contents:

From African deserts to a lost paradise -- Changes and heartbreaks -- Undergraduate -- Wartime -- Lost tales found -- There lived a hobbit -- The Lord of the Rings -- Retirement and legacy.

Summary:

Introduce a new generation of readers to the man who wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. This book takes young readers through the exciting life of the man who created amazing new worlds and helps kids discover how he could see them. Explore the personal experiences and subjects that inspired Tolkien's stories through hands-on activities, and learn how he influenced his contemporaries as well as later writers. Provided by publisher.

Series:

For kids

ISBN:

1641603461
9781641603461

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1179259813

LCCN:

2021938783

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)