Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons is an absolutely gorgeous hardback that will thrill dragon lovers of all ages. Ernest Drake's Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons, [8] and Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology [9] among others. It has lots of flaps to look behind, and messages in pouches and other neat things which make the book extra fun.

About the Author: Dugald Steer (Author) Dugald Steer was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey, where his love of books led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol. Drake assigns Latin names to various dragon species, ruminates on why dragons are able to speak, speculates on how they could fly, and explains the true purpose of their notorious hoarding habits. I think that the Ologies would be useful for breaking in more complicated, especially scientific, words to young children.

Causally spends Saturday night as an adult reading a spell about how to tame a dragon written in runes* "Drat. Ernest Drake is presented in all its eccentric glory, happily bridging the gap between dragon legend and fact. Very clean dark red background hardback binding with light wear to boards' corners - with colour roundel of dragon on front board and black lined picture of dragon. Helen Ward (Illustrator) Helen Ward trained at Brighton School of Art, under the direction of well-known children's illustrators such as Raymond Briggs, Justin Todd and Chris McEwan. Drake reveals that one of the crucial goals of dragonologists is to preserve and protect the magnificent creatures of their study wherever possible - a goal this lavishly illustrated volume most affectionately achieves.

The quality of this book is absolutely fantastic and it's a must have for dragon lovers of all ages, just have a look at some of the pictures below and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about! May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.My friend asked me why I was reading such a weird book, you see, I usually read different books than this one. The book is vastly illustrated and contains a number of smaller, additional texts and tactile ‘specimens’ such as dragon scales, wing membrane, and dragon dust. It is surprisingly in things like the development of dragon embryo's in eggs and different tracks left by different dragons. The series contains information on dragons, including information about how to befriend and protect them as well as an alphabet of the dragon language, ancient runes, and replica samples of Dragon Scales. Dragons can hypnotise large groups of individuals at one time, and the effects may last for some months, with the hypnotised person often found apparently carrying on their everyday life.