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John Ronald's Dragons+ The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald's Dragons+ The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien
Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 10, 2017
Review
This book is a great read aloud to help students understand how authors find their stories. John loved dragons and being outside. John and his cousin Mary invented their own language. This later became Elvish. During WWI, John was on the battlefield, and he invented another language to block out the sounds. John went to college and became a professor. ..." one day ...when grading papers...he wrote In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.He didn't yet know what a hobbit was...but he followed it anyway." In the back of the book, is: an author's note, Illustrator's note, a catalog of Tolkien's dragons, quotes from Tolkien's scholarly writings on dragons, and a bibliography.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Mcallister, Caroline
Illustrator: Wheeler, Eliza
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre: biography / autobiography
Audience: grades 4-6,grades 7-9,grades 10-12,adult / professional
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9781626720923
Price: 18.99