Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup's father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy,finding it hard to be a Hero. Hiccup's best friend Fishlegs thinks he has a nasty cold,but Old Wrinkly has diagnosed...VORPENTITIS,caused by the sting of a Venomous Vorpent,which is pretty much ALWAYS FATAL!The only antidote is the Vegetable-that-No-one-Dares-Name - the POTATO. But the only way for Hiccup to find the cure is to face Norbert the Nutjob and the terrifying Sea Dragon,the DOOMFANG. Can Hiccup survive the quest to save his best friend - and discover how to cheat a dragon's curseHow to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler,Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series,Riders of Berk,can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.
Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupISBN: 9780340999103Number of pages: 256Weight: 229 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
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Outrageously funny and inventive,here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life,distinctive - and differentiated - charactersOutrageously funny and inventive,here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life,distinctive - and differentiated - charactersJam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes,it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime readingJam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes,it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime readingFiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funnyFiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funnyAnother rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters,juicy dialogue and graphic,scratchy illustrationsAnother rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters,juicy dialogue and graphic,scratchy illustrations'Outrageously funny and inventive...a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life,distinctive - and differentiated characters.''Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny,it is as full of joy for children of 7+ who have given up reading as for those who love it.'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour...full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger.How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds,and rewards reading aloud,especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time.... raucous and slapstick...liberally illustrated with (Cressida Cowell's) riotous drawings,notes and maps.(Cressida Cowell) puts a contemporary spin on the old brains over brawn moral and brings the story to a climax with a thrilling dragon duel. Lots for lots of different readers to enjoy.Bulging with good jokes,funny drawings and dramatic scenes,it is absolutely wonderful.Rollicking fun with a whiff of the past.'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet,you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.'
Cressida Cowell
After cutting her teeth as writer and illustrator on several picture books,Cressida Cowell's peerless How to Train Your Dragon debuted in 2001,effortlessly spinning humour,intelligence and wild adventure into a hugely successful 12 book series. Simultaneously,Cowell continued to involve herself with the picture book medium with her Emily Brown tales,and has recently embarked on a new sequence of tales,The Wizards of Once.
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