Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?

Pamela D. Pollack; Meg Belviso; Jonathan Moore (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ; Tomie dePaola

Best known for his epicLord of the Ringstrilogy andThe 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 gif...