I really liked this book. I've always been a fan of the Dragonology books, and was elated to see an actual chapter book. It was a fun ride all the way around, full of adventure, excitment, and entertainment.

I found The Dragon’s eye to be an entertaining and captivating read. This fantasy book is filled with suspense and action, which I enjoy. I thought the plot was engaging and easy to follow. The characters were well written and had unique personalities - they were not unrealistic and perfect at everything.

I liked the variety of dragons included in the book, as it added interest and helped us to learn about dragons alongside Daniel and Beatrice.

Being an older reader I did find parts of the story a bit predictable, however for the intended audience of tweens I think the story still has the element of surprise.
Overall I would recommend this book to readers of all ages, as it has a unique plot and takes you on a thrilling journey.

This review is on The Dragon's Eye by Dugald A. Steer. It's about Daniel and his sister Beatrice Cook.
Their parents could not come get them for the summer, so they had to stay with Dr. Drake. He loved to study dragons. So he opened a summer school and that is where Daniel and Beatrice had to stay. Daniel and Beatrice got attached to the dragons and Dr. Drake, but it kind of leaves you on cliffhanger. My favorite character is Beatrice. She can stands up for herself because a group of boys tried to take her hat, but she fought back .
I recommend to people who love fantasy. This book held on to me, I could not stop turning the page.

I loved rereading this book and I loved the characters and the dragons. I found the action gripping and well written. The places and journeys that they go on fun. I also liked the unpredictable areas they go to and the peace too was good.

My favorite childhood book ☹️

Loved this as a kid

Daniel and Beatrice are just normal kids. They have been sent to go spend their summer at Doctor Drake’s. Dr. Drake is an elderly man that studies Dragonology. The siblings soon find out that they are attending a summer school about dragons. Daniel is a little snoopy, when he was snooping he saw a baby dragon. That dragon was a European Dragon named Scorcher. Dr. Drake said it was sick and he was nursing it back to health. One day the class went to see Scorcher, and Scorcher accidentally hypnotized Daniel. When they got back inside he had to do a stack of math sums, which were not fun. One day when the class was out learning, someone stole Scorcher and Dr. Drake’s Dragon Diary. That diary held clues to finding the Dragon’s Eye, which would make someone the master of all the dragons. Dr. Drake immediately knew that it was Ignatius Crook, a greedy man who wanted to be the Dragon Master just for the power. They found out that Ignatius was going to give Scorcher back to his mother and say that Dr. Drake had kidnapped the baby dragon. In turn Ignatius would have the Dragon’s Eye. The dragon out smarted Ignatius and Dr. Drake had learned that Scorcher’s mother only had a clue to find the Dragon’s Eye. When they found the Dragon’s Eye in a rock cave Ignatius had found it too. They had a humongous fight that ended with one dragon dead, and Ignatius “dead.” He fell down a hole. Then Dr. Drake finally had his face reflected into the stone and became the Dragon Master. I would recommend this to any person who loves dragons and fantasy. I think this was an excellent book.

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Plot

The plot of this book is pretty simple and would be very easy for children to read, but adults will enjoy it as well. Daniel and Beatrice are siblings who, when their parents cannot come home after 4 years as expected, they are taken under the care of Dr. Drake (a family friend). Daniel and Beatrice have no idea what they are doing there and are not sure about it first, but a short time later they realize they are going to be going to school (taught by Dr. Drake) to learn about dragons! How exciting! I wish I could go!

The first 120 pages or so spends time with Daniel and Beatrice before and during classes. We learn about dragonology as they learn about it, first by going out into the field and doing some observations. All of these observations must be kept in their journal. There are plenty of other things that the children get to learn, but I don't want to give it all away. Even though this consumes half the book it is still very interesting because we get to meet a couple of interesting dragons while learning all about dragonology. It moves at a great pace and I never found any part to be uninteresting because it was so fascinating. Any child you adores dragons will love this!

The second half of the book begins their adventure! Daniel, Beatrice, and Dr. Drake have to stop Ignatius from recovering the Dragon's Eye. There is plenty of action, interesting scenes, lots of dragons, and they encounter many problems along the way. For a children's book it moves at a great pace, but I would have preferred it to be a bit more detailed and move more slowly but children may not prefer this.

I thought the ending was great! It wraps up pretty nicely so you don't actually have to read any of the other books if you don't want to. However, there was one character who got away with some things and this could lead to problems later. I would assume this would be their next adventure.

Characters

The reason why I am not giving this book five stars is because of the characters. Throughout the entire book, even though their were plenty of good opportunities, we know next to nothing about Daniel and Beatrice. Because of this I wasn't able to connect with them and care about them they way I should have been able to. They just weren't developed enough. With other books left in the series I hope I get to know them a little more.

Dr. Drake was my favorite character. What we learn about him isn't much either, but it is more than the children. At first I wasn't sure what kind of person he was because when first encountering the character he seems harsh and rude, but then we learn that he is a loving and caring person. He adores dragons and does just about anything to ensure their safety and he knows a lot about dragonology. By far my favorite character so far in the series, though there are not many to choose from. Dr. Drake could have been more interesting.

Though their are glimpses of the evil characters in this book we don't know too much about them other than what Dr. Drake has told us. Ignatius Crook believes that the Dragon's Eye is rightfully his and that he should be the next Dragon Master but many others think otherwise. He is an evil, horrible person and there doesn't seem to be any good in him whatsoever. He is your run of the mill bad character. I wish he would have been a little more interesting.

Writing

I loved the writing of the book! I don't have any complaints! There were even some charts provided so we could see what the children were writing in the journals, and I loved the illustrations even though there were only a few. Perfectly written and I believe that younger children won't have a hard time reading it.

Overall Thoughts

This is an interesting book and a great beginning to what looks like an amazing series. Anyone who loves dragons will love to read this book and it can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. Although some parts weren't detailed enough for me and I wish others would have moved more slowly, and the lack of character development, it is still a great, interesting story that will be enjoyed by all.

I like reading books about fantasy and that why this book is really good for me. In this book Daniel and Beatrice are sent to live with Dr. Ernest Drake a friend of the family. At first they find him odd and soon discover that he was hiding a dragon. Dr. Drake begins teaching them not only about dragons but about all the subjects that must be studied to develop a full knowledge of dragon lore. Alicia and Billy two other kids join them and become friends while learning. Soon later a Man who feels he is the true Dragon Master is bent on finding the magical jewel known as the Dragon's Eye. Daniel and his sister learn many things suck as how to fly a feel dragon. They are trying to recover Dr. Drakes dragon dairy. I really enjoyed reading this book but wouldn't suggest it to many friend because i believe this book was intended for a younger audience but i loved it any way. This book add a certain realistic flavor to it by adding Dr. Drakes dairy. I also liked the fantasy such as the magical jewel the dragon's eye and how Daniel and his sister learned how to fly on a dragon. I feel the storyline lacked a bit though because to me it seemed to jump from place to place but it is not that noticeable. Over all a great book for the summer.

For the reading level it is written it is a good story, it doesn't talk down but it is still something they can manage

In this book there are three important characters their names are Dr.Drake, Daniel and Beatrice. So Beatrice and Daniel haven't seen theie parents in 4 years already and now is the time to see them. But when they get a letter saying that they won't be seeing their parents this time. When they are told that they must stay at a relatives house everything changes, whole new adventures happen.

I had this book since 2006 and finally read it! I love dragons so that was why I bought it.

For a children's book it is quite interesting. I has a lot of different mythologies incorporated and it is quite adventurous. Sometimes the action descriptions fall short, but most of the time they make sense.

It's probably my own life situations, but the three main characters at first annoyed me in turn. Beatrice, who I like as a character annoyed me because she did not believe Daniel. I guess, she has been trying to act like an adult and take care of her brother for many years though.

Then Daniel annoyed me because yes he has a sense of adventure, but he should also try to protect himself! Even as a young child, preservation is there. Then Beatrice and Daniel annoyed me because had they communicated, it would have avoided certain misunderstandings. However, they do realize this early one and it gets better.

Dr.Drake annoyed me because he expected Daniel to do and not do things without explicitly telling him, forgetting his age. This too does get better! He truly does teach the children a lot. And this book is a good foundation for building a 'Dragonology' for us to understand the workings of their world.

The other characters, in their brief mentions, were also described a lot in a way. I like Alicia and her quick thinking at times and her and Beatrice showing Billy wrong. In the end, Billy does come around. Darcy is a great character that shows interest in learning and teaching. Emery and madam Gamay are also interesting and I hope to see more of them in the series. I also wish to see Beatrice's perspective as it would be interesting to be in her head.

I like how notes seem 'handwritten' and the dragon record book entries. They give the story more realness. I also liked the illustrations and pictures at the beginning of the chapters which along with the title give a hint of what's going to happen. Most of all, the Dragon behaviour was really interesting! Something which seemed strange was how they kept loosing their luggage and not worry. I get that they had bigger worries, but at least a mention should have been merited.

I think if you like A series of unfortunate events, dragon, and adventure, you'll like this series.