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.Trapped on The American Dream II with his friends Fishlegs and Camicazi,Hiccup must ESCAPE the barbarian Norbert the Nutjob,and somehow dodge the cruel Polar-serpents in the icy waters below. If ONLY Hiccup hadn't promised to help the Wanderer slaves on board escape too! HOW will Hiccup save himself,his friends and a hundred and twenty-two Wanderers off a ship WITHOUT their terrifying captors noticingHow 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: 9780340999127Number of pages: 288Weight: 260 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
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A funny and outrageous story that will appeal to even the most reluctant readerA funny and outrageous story that will appeal to even the most reluctant readerInspiredInspired'This fast paced adventure is packed with hilariously named characters and mythical monsters that will grab any young boys attention.'A hilarious and gripping adventure,beautifully paced and studded with great dramatic scenesA hilarious and gripping adventure,beautifully paced and studded with great dramatic scenes'genius''... full of charm...imaginative and bursting with inventive,off-the-wall humour,making them great stories to be read aloud.''another triumph from the creative pen of Cressida Cowell.''... inspired series...its enchantment lies primarily in the comical,affectionate and often irritable relationship between Hiccup (the only nerd in the violent Viking Hooligan tribe) and his runty little dragon Toothless.''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.'Irresistably funny,exciting and endearingCHILDREN'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.'a hilarious and gripping adventure,beautifully paced and studded with great dramatic scenes.'Bulging with good jokes,funny drawings and dramatic scenes,it is absolutely wonderful.'Cowell writes laugh-out-loud books with plenty of boy appeal Cowells anarchic drawings suit the slapstick humour.''If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet,you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.'Scary,crazy... and very funny.
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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