The Dragon's Eye

Let me just start by saying I love dragons and fantasy. Needless to say, I began this book with the mindset that I would really enjoy it, and I did. Steer did not disappoint. As usual, I did my read 2 chapters before bed-time and see how bad you want to keep going or stop. Surprisingly, after the prologue & chapter 1, I really did want to continue! Who was that lady? What was in the crate? What's going on?

Sneaking in chapter after chapter, I was simply thrilled by this book! Daniel & Beatrice are sent to live with one of their parents friends, Dr. Drake who is at first glance obsessed with dragons. He owns a dragon memorabilia shop and for some strange reason, something is flying around in a room blowing steam out of its show more nostrils....but dragons aren't real! Or are they?

This book takes us on a journey of education, problem solving and adventure. I was able to learn along with Beatrice & Daniel. I figured out all the little questions asked when presented with a problem. I wanted to help save the dragons and stop Ignatius Crook! ...with a last name like Crook, its no wonder that he's evil.

This book, although slightly predictable is still fun for young dragon apprentices. I enjoyed it and can't wait to see if they tie up the loose ends in Volume 2. With a fun cast of characters and suspense, Steer really presented an adventure of Dragon-sized proportions...European like Scorcher, not Knucker like Weasel. =) show less

Following on from the very successful Dragonology books this is a story of two children being introduced to the world of Dragonologists. With one man trying to keep Dragons safe and another trying to gain power, particularly over Dragons. Interesting illustrations, the story is somewhat flat and sounds like many others in the genre.

A fun read, with lots of reminders that education is important worked into the narrative. It's a bit obvious to an adult reader, but my 11 year old nephew loved it. I'll finish the trilogy to share the experience with my nephew, but wouldn't bother otherwise.

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It was an okay read, for me.
Everything happened very slowly, and I felt like the heroes just kept failing and losing. Losing sometimes is good, because it's more human, but always losing? That's a bit annoying. The only time they won was around the last pages, which I found a bit ridiculous and off putting.
They kept talking about how smart Dr. Drake is and they all expect him to be the next Dragon Master, but if he was so smart - why did he keep missing things and falling into traps, and basically leading the way for the villains? Throughout the story I got the impression Daniel and Beatrice were smarter than him! They solved riddles, they did stuff, while Dr. Drake show more kept relaying on his notebook for knowledge. The only thing he seemed good at was keeping the other two calm and pulling out facts about Dragons. His sparkle of wisdom came only at the end, for me. Knowing things and being smart are two different things... Anyway, the whole part frustrated me.
I also felt the action was minor and didn't generate the excited or hooked feelings I get from other reads. A book doesn't have to be action packed for me to like it, but I do think the parts that are action should be griping.
I was able to finish the book though, contrary to some books which I simply drifted into other novels while reading them because they didn't grab me enough. This book salvaging point is its interesting universe, filled with dragons and detailed description of them and their lives. I liked how the dragons mimic humans – some are stupid and think glass shreds are as valuable as real treasure; some are smart and know the real gold (they can also speak). Dragons have elders. Dragons protect their young. Dragons vary and each is different from the other.
In conclusion, I enjoyed reading about the dragons and the world created in the book despite the slow pace and sometime darn right boring and annoying bits, but I will not be buying the next book. show less

"Fieldwork, foresight, forwardness, frankness, and the avoidance of fatalities..." With that statement in mind, this is a pretty good book. It is a quick read as well. Hidden within the pages are several lessons any kid should know in life. For instance, in order to learn about any one thing, you should also learn about everything. The only downside, in my opinion, is that this book is very commercial. It appears to be created in order to sell the Dragonology books the author is famous for creating. Aside from that, it is a good read and it includes dragons.

My seven-year-old daughter got this at a book fair in 2nd grade and devoured it in days, and immediately asked for the next one from the library. She loved it!

you will always wonder what happens next, clever the way the author has fake information but so much of it its almost like it really happened