Dugald Steer

Twelve-year-old Daniel Cook and his sister Beatrice are spared another boring summer with their stuffy uncle when they are sent to a school run by their parents' former mentor, Dr. Drake, who introduces them to the study of dragonology--just in time for them to help foil the plans of the evil dragonologist Ignatius Crook.

A purported facsimile of a book of instructions for being a wizard, written by Merlin, while imprisoned in an oak tree, and published in 1577.

An introduction to dragonology that includes spells to catch dragons, a chronology of their natural history, tips for catching a dragon, descriptions of legendary dragons, and numerous illustrations of dragons and dragon slayers.