Product Overview
Author: Pollack, Pan & Belviso, Meg
Series: Who Was?
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Best known for his epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa.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. By creating alternate universes and inventing languages in his work he demonstrated that imaginary realms were not just for children.Â
