Mythmaker: The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien, Creator of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings

by Anne E. Neimark

Book Overview

The remarkable life of the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. As a boy, he created original languages in his spare time. As a man, he created an original world. But imaginative as he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547997345
• ISBN13: 9780547997346
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Very Good for Its INTENDED AUDIENCE

I'm amazed that the previous reviewer could say the things that he/she says -- criticizing the book as simplistic, etc. -- as the book is obviously not written for an adult audience (as the book's jacket spells out!), and therefore should be evaluated as such. As a book for young Tolkien fans or would-be Tolkien readers, it is a good basic introduction to Tolkien's life without the detail of an adult-level biography like Carpenter's. Writing a fair review is much easier if you have some notion of a book's intended readership.

A venerable book!

Tolkien's life was great and this shows how he spent his free time. It shows his life from beginning to end with hardly anything missing.