Age range 9 to 12
Introduce a new generation of readers to the man who wrote the phenomenally beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit.
J. R. R. Tolkien for Kids 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 — like you!
Make a Shadowy Dragon Come to LifeMake a Batch of MarmaladeRewrite an Ancient TaleInvent a New CodePaint an Enchanted ForestDraw a Map for a StoryMake Mushroom Toast Turn Your Friends into HeroesDiscover who Tolkien was, not only as a writer, but also as a soldier, researcher, teacher, friend, husband, and father.