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Dragonology: The Frost Dragon Book and Model Set: Tracking and Taming Dragons: Volume 2 (Ologies)

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Winter is here, and maybe it's cold and snowy where you live. If so, perhaps you should check the skies above you to try to catch a glimpse of a frost dragon in migration from one frigid pole to another. To aid you in the detection and identification of the regal dragon, check out Dr. Ernest Drake's THE FROST DRAGON. Published just in time for cold weather dragon tracking, this guide is beautifully illustrated and full of useful information. It also comes with a model of the frost dragon you can put together to assist you in recognizing this beast.

The frost dragon is dangerous, clever and loves ice cream, we learn from Drake's field notes. The guide prepares amateur dragonologists for encounters with these distinct creatures. Included is information on their size and appearance, lairs, diet, migration patterns, eggs, footprints, Arctic and Antarctic habitats, and much more. Drake shares ideas on preparing for polar adventures ("dragon sleighs are available from a few Finnish outlets") and even attracting, befriending and training frost dragons. Finally, he tells readers how to keep their own tracking journals and includes a number of riddles ("like European dragons, frost dragons also share a love for certain kinds of riddles").

Those already fond of dragons will find much to stir the imagination and others will be enchanted with this lovely facsimile of Drake's own notebook. The pages show water marks, exposed stitching, and the wear and tear of Drake's own hands. The illustrations, both black-and-white and color, are fantastical and skilled, and the notes themselves are funny, smart and fun to read. The model here is bigger than the ones found in earlier items in the series but just as easy to assemble; it's meant to be hung up, demonstrating the swooping gracefulness of the frost dragon.

THE FROST DRAGON is fanciful and creative, well-made and entertaining, as are so many of the books in the 'Ologies series.

the dragon was fun to build, and my son has it hanging in his room, looks very cool.

Quality book for a grandchild who is a "dragon lover."
She will be delighted with this book.

Fantastic book, so is the rest of the series. We have about 6 or 7 with more on the way (Egyptology, Mythology, Spyology, etc)

Love all of the "-ology" books! From vampires to faries, pirates to dragons. They have so much detail and are highly interactive.

My 11 year old daughter is fascinated with dragons and has these books memorized. Her drawing skills are improving by studying and practicing the illustrations. We sometimes read them together and they are wonderful!

My son loves the original Dragonology book. He will be recieving this from Santa along with other items from this author. I can't wait until he see's it. I can't rate it at this time as we haven't had Christmas yet.