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02404aam a2200361 a 4500 001 575000CE665611E9B613715097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190424010023 008 170607s2015 j 000 0 eng u 020 $a 9781480689350 020 $a 1480689351 (Pawprints).\9781480689350 (Pawprints).\0448483025\9780448483023 040 $a Library and Education $d SILO 100 1 $a Pollack, Pam, 245 10 $a Who was J. R. R. Tolkien? $c by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Jonathan Moore. 264 1 $a New York $b Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House $c 2015. 300 $a 105 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 20 cm. 490 0 $a Who was-- ? 500 $a Includes bibliographical references. 500 $a Who was J.R.R. Tolkien? -- Out of Africa -- Love and language -- Oxford -- In the trenches -- The storyteller -- The Inklings -- The Hobbit -- The Lord of the Rings -- Book Pirates -- Frodo Lives -- Timelines. 520 $a Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and could read and write by age four. He was naturally gifted with languages and used this skill as a signals officers in World War II as well as in his fantasy writing. By creating alternate universes and inventing languages in his work he demonstrated that imaginary realms were not just for children. Fondly remembered as the "Father of High Fantasy," Tolkien's books have inspired blockbuster movies and legions of fans. 650 $a Authors, English $x Juvenile literature. $x Biography $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a Authors, English. (OCoLC)fst00821945 650 $a Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686 650 $a Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637 650 $a Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 $x Juvenile literature. 650 $a Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. (OCoLC)fst00030031 700 $a Belviso, Meg, author. 700 $a Harrison, Nancy, 1963- illustrator. 700 $a Moore, Jonathan (Painter), illustrator. 941 $a 2 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220914010347.0 952 $l JDPC145 $d 20190424012648.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=575000CE665611E9B613715097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search