Pub Date: September 25, 2001
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001276594
Lexile Code: 1000
Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 1.10" H x 7.70" L x 4.90" W ( 0.55 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Wizards & Witches | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations | Classics | Legends, Myths, Fables | General | Coming of Age | Boys & Men
Series: Lord of the Rings
Description: Featuring stunning new cover art by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Peter Sis, this edition of Tolkien's classic tale of Bilbo Baggins has been specially formatted for young readers, with a larger print, wider margins, and interior maps and original interior illustrations by Tolkien. Young Adult.
Brief description:
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Review Quotes:
"Warm and dusky colors predominate in the handsome full-color scenes--forty-eight in all, including five lavish spreads--that embellish this edition, which is also beautifully designed." Booklist, ALA