The Purple Wyrm
Fantasy, Magic and Legend
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-7-This faux nonfiction title carries echoes of James Gurney’s Dinotopia (Turner, 1992; o.p.) in that it purports to be the actual writings of English dragonologist Ernest Drake. Unlike Dinotopia, however, this book is not a narrative, but rather an almost encyclopedic treatment of the subject. It delivers on its subtitle and covers every aspect of the study of dragons, treating the magical creatures as if they were real objects of scientific study (more…)
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Over the top – Beautifully done!
As soon as I cracked the cover on this book I felt like a small child again. I had to touch and feel each and every page, ooh and ahh over every little detail.
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Dragonology
a fun book for kids under 14 with decent dragon lore and lots of fun pictures, pull-outs, etc.
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Imagination & Information
Dragonology
is really, really cool. My eight year-old daughter got sucked into this book–along with a couple of other -ology books–and I fell in right behind her…
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A great gift for a bright kid!
My 11 year old daughter loves everything dragon, books etc. I have an older niece who loves everything Fairies (Fairyopolis Series) and she suggested this book as a gift.
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A Magical Book
Dragonology, like Wizardology, is a truly magical book for all ages. If you love Dragons (as I do) you want to add this book to your collection.
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A ridiculous world unto itself
Steer has evidently decided to take a cherished creature of myth, ignore all of the mythology surrounding it, and make up his stories from scratch.
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Great for the Fantasy Lover
This was a Christmas Present for my Son. He is really into Wizards and Dragons and all of that stuff. He said he couldn’t wait to read it. He was very impressed with it.
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Complete Book of Dragons
My nephew likes the information about the many types of dragons that are discussed in this book. He thinks that this book is a good book for twelve year olds who are interested in…
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YOUNG WIZARD GAINS MORE KNOWLEDGE
so all of the ology books, had never heard of them but they were what my nephew wanted santa to bring him, so searched online an found them all.
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Great illustrations
The illustrations in this book are really beautiful. I was drawn to the watercolor paintings in this book.