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McAlister, Caroline, 1960-
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fantasy literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile literature.
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McAlister, Caroline, 1960-
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fantasy literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile literature.
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John
Ronald
's
dragons
: the
story
of
J
.R.R.
Tolkien
/ Caroline McAlister ; illustrated by Eliza Wheeler.
by
McAlister, Caroline, 1960-
Roaring Brook Press, c2017.
Call #:
921 T649mc
Subjects
Tolkien
,
J
.
R
.
R
. (
John
Ronald
Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fantasy literature -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781626720923
1626720924
Alternate title:
Dragons
: the
story
of
J
.R.R.
Tolkien
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
39 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 39).
Summary:
A captivating picture book biography of a boy who imagined a world full of
dragons
and grew up to be beloved author
J
.
R
.
R
.
Tolkien
.
John
Ronald
loved
dragons
. He liked to imagine
dragons
when he was alone, and with his friends, and especially when life got hard or sad. After his mother died and he had to live with a cold-hearted aunt, he looked for
dragons
. He searched for them at his boarding school. And when he fought in a Great War, he felt as if terrible, destructive
dragons
were everywhere. But he never actually found one, until one day, when he was a grown man but still very much a boy at heart, when he decided to create one of his own. This picture book biography introduces the beloved creator of Middle Earth and author of The Hobbit to a new generation of children who see magic in the world around them.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Wheeler, Eliza.
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Sackville Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
921 T649mc
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