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The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons
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This indispensable workbook teaches everything you need to know to become an esteemed dragonologist.
Attention, devoted dragonology students! How many classic riddles do you know that could help you survive a dragon encounter? What dragon species attacks its victims with a "frosty blast" instead of a jet of flame? Which historical questions should you ask a dragon in order ...more
Attention, devoted dragonology students! How many classic riddles do you know that could help you survive a dragon encounter? What dragon species attacks its victims with a "frosty blast" instead of a jet of flame? Which historical questions should you ask a dragon in order ...more
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Part of the Dragonology series, this wee delight of a book is mostly a compendium of other other Dragonology books with little variation on the information. It contains beautiful illustrations and some fun moments, but as a whole it's rather lack-lustre and feels like one too many in an exhausted series. The other books of the series will fair you better.
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Suitable for ages 9-12, this is perfect for the youthful dragonlover. It includes an array of information on these legendary creatures, slipping some real facts into the mix, along with , stories, activities, cyphers, experiments, riddles, certificates, and wonderful illustrations.
Fun, funny, and educational. Every dragon lover or serious student of dragons needs to own this book (Charity, this means you!)
The fact that I am a library dragon,and the voice of the Platteview Central Homework Hotline, made my favorite quote from this book a no-brainer:
"The dangers of seeking homework help even from friendly dragons should never be underestimated."
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The fact that I am a library dragon,and the voice of the Platteview Central Homework Hotline, made my favorite quote from this book a no-brainer:
"The dangers of seeking homework help even from friendly dragons should never be underestimated."
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Dec 21, 2012
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This book is so cool beacause it teaches you about dragons and how to train and tame and feed them and it teaches how to speak dragon launguage and the pages look cool.This kind of realates to me beacause i like to make secrat launguages like this book teaches you.Also at the end of the book it gives you sentinses to practice on.Overall this was a great book and i loved it.
Read this in elementary and really influenced me, even today as an almost-adult still hooked onto the thought of taking care of dragons. Pretty sure all the info in all his books is what really sparked the imagination in me and i highly recommend it for those quiet kids obsessed with mythical creatures ;)
Most of the credit for the book's high rating goes to how beautifully designed it is. The care and details that went into it are amazing.
The text is educational and interactive, constantly pushing readers to do their own research outside of the book and compare their findings. I'm pretty sure a little kid who geeks out over dragons would love this.
And there are stickers! ...more
The text is educational and interactive, constantly pushing readers to do their own research outside of the book and compare their findings. I'm pretty sure a little kid who geeks out over dragons would love this.
And there are stickers! ...more
This is such a wonderfully fun book for kids of most ages. The little surprise envelopes with secrets, all those cool stickers, solving the puzzle. Gonna have to get more to enjoy for when the grandkids get big enough.
A fun handbook that is a companion to the main Dragonology book in this series.
There are beautiful illustrations to go with the stories and riddles in this book. Fun activities for kids to work on while learning about different types of dragons.
There are beautiful illustrations to go with the stories and riddles in this book. Fun activities for kids to work on while learning about different types of dragons.
It's cute, I like it, but I'm obviously not the target audience for this.
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Fun for kids
Great companion book full of activities
Such a cute middle grade. Includes interactive exercises to help befinners learn everything they need to know to get started in Dragonology.
A good companion book to Dugald Steer's other dragon book.
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This book is such a cute companion to the full-sized version - Dragonology, by the same authors - as it gives readers a taste of what this series of books has to offer when it successfully covers a mythological topic. The writing may be a bit juvenile for adult readers (hello, it is for kids), but I still really appreciate the time and effort that went into the design of this book, which balances text and artwork quite well and succeeds in a pleasing overall aesthetic. It's also quite cute that
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This is an awesome book! It's made out to be like a school book, except all about dragons. It's great!
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Lovely book with wonderful drawings and creative descriptions about everything to do with dragons (their dung, their general color/shape, their habits, their language, and details about how to go about studying dragons).
The book is set up as a workbook for new students to Dragonology. It includes lessons, tests, and general information for the student. The book does a good job of presenting dragon information as though it's a class available to everyone.
I particularly loved the little 'secret' ...more
The book is set up as a workbook for new students to Dragonology. It includes lessons, tests, and general information for the student. The book does a good job of presenting dragon information as though it's a class available to everyone.
I particularly loved the little 'secret' ...more
A follow-up to 2003’s Dragonology: A Complete Book of Dragons, this handbook for dragon enthusiasts is replete with drawings, charts, codes, riddles, and all the information one could want on various species of dragons. Their appearance, diet, habitat, and forms of attack are listed, along with instructions on how to write in dragon script, perform dragon magic and dragon first aid, and more. Printed in attention-getting faux antique style, this book will be in high demand from elementary studen
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This is a beautiful book designed as a textbook for how to recognize and deal with dragons. There are lots of interesting illustrations, tables for identifying dragons, jewels, etc., methods of capturing dragons, etc. There are three pull out sheets in envelopes, much like in the Griffon and Sabine books, one of which is a card for filling out like an ID card to show you are a dragon trainer. There are also a few pages of beautiful stickers in an attachment at the back. It's a fun, interesting a
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Aug 30, 2013
Westcoast_girl
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
imaginative kids who love dragons
Shelves:
picture-books,
supernatural-creatures
This is a great book for kids with wild imaginations. In this book, you ARE a dragonology student. You get your own library card, letter of acceptance and everything. Then in the chapters, you are taught the practical information in a textbook format. At the end of each chapter you have homework to do.
There are activities, quizzes, and more. Fantastic pictures as well.
There are activities, quizzes, and more. Fantastic pictures as well.
This book was awesome, this gave information about dragons while including humor. They're detailed and sometimes have random ads for dragon equipment. On the last chapter, there are dragon riddles for you to guess what they're hinting at. They even use real life examples and hinting where dragons or types of dragons would be. I love this book.
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It was a very educational book on dragons (my favorite subject!) It was a great book and it even gives you homework! It's also a great book for fantasy lovers.
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I didn't really enjoy this book. I can understand the idea of it, but I felt it was just too little vague. Might be interesting for the dragon lover, but for the average reader, it just didn't tap my interest.
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Not as interactive as the actual Dragonology book and a lot of the information in this book is the same as the original. However, this is a good book for a younger reader who is not old enough to have the original.
Dec 13, 2011
Galadriel Johnson
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
children, parents and anyone with an imagination
Shelves:
children
Really love this one as well as the others in the series. Although, there aren't as many interactive features, this contains much more writing than the others. The illustrations are nice and again the writing is not stuffy or overbearing. Another lovely one for anyone with an imagination.
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just as good as dragonology
love this, i love writing in...you know what ;)
Mar 19, 2011
Anne-Marie
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
people with imagination
Shelves:
ology-books
This book is supposed to be a text book for learning everything about becoming a master dragonologist. I actually did all the homework assignments one summer... I know, nerdy, but it was fun! :)
The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons
i did not like this book, i was too brief and added nothing to my knowledge of dragons
i did not like this book, i was too brief and added nothing to my knowledge of dragons
If you like the Dragonology book, and you want to pursue a career as a dragonologist, than this is the book for you!
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Until recently, Dugald A. Steer worked as an author and editor at Templar Publishing. He is the writer behind Candlewick's widely acclaimed New York Times bestsellers, DRAGONOLOGY, THE DRAGONOLOGY HANDBOOK, and EGYPTOLOGY, as well as the forthcoming EGYPTOLOGY HANDBOOK. Dugald has now given up his editorial job to concentrate on writing full-time, especially more books with "ology" in the title. D
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