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Tolkein: The World (Wide Web) of J. R. R. Tolkein
© Wayne Dawe
Mar 11, 1997
( Note: The Internet is a dynamic place and web sites can come and
go quite quickly. This is one of my older and some of the links may not
work anymore. If you find that this is the case I invite you to look at
some of my more recent articles. My links section has my
favorite links from past articles and is checked regularly for non
working links. Wayne)
Summer is fast approaching and the rains of spring are almost upon us.
(If your reading this in the Southern Hemisphere ignore that statement)
These two details means that kids will soon be looking for something to
do and what better than to read a good book? My views on TV have been
stated in the past and nothing prepares a kid better for the world ahead
than good reading skills. But what to read? I'm going to focus this week
on the works of J. R. R. Tolkein. Tolkein's work could truly be
described as great literature but I use the "l" word with a bit of
trepidation. Nothing seems to turn people off of an author faster than
saying that his works are literature. This means that you have to be
really careful using the "l" word around kids. The Hobbit is a great book for kids, the characters are clear (at least
on the surface), the story is interesting the prose descriptive. The
Lord of the Rings trilogy is a bit more challenging, the individual
parts are longer the storylines are more complex and interwoven but it's
still quite accessible to kids. The brevity required by length and time
limitations prevents me from waxing too poetic on how good these works
are but it's easy for you to find them in any bookstore, public or
school library. Why not pick up the Hobbit and give it a try. Entering
the world of J. R. R. Tolkein opens up a new vista for kids. They can
learn how to write the language he invented, play games based on the
characters and much more. Your first stop on the Web to find Tolkein information should be T
he J. R. R. Tolkein Information Page. This page is a huge listing of
links to other Tolkein material including other Tolkein pages, games,
graphics. mailing lists, on-line texts, and many other items. Some selected sites (almost all of which are on the Information Page)
are The Hobbit
Hole which is similar to many other pages because it has images and
short articles but especially stand out by virtue of the Lord of the Rings
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Thanks for the nice comment Chelsea. I read Tolkein's books when I was about your age for the first time. I believe the Simerillion was the only other book about middle earth that Tolkein wrote though ...
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Chelsea Turman MY NAME IS CHELSEA AND I AM CURRENTLY READING TOLKEIN'S 1ST "THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING."
I AM IN 7TH GRADE. WHEN I WAS IN FITH GRADE I READ "THE HOBBIT" WHICH IS AN EXQUISITE WOR ...
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