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'exuberantly illustrated ... laugh out-loud books, they will convert even the most relcutant reader to take their first dip.'
(Julia Golding, TES )'a hilarious and gripping adventure, beautifully paced and studded with great dramatic scenes.'
(Amanda Craig, Times )'Cowell writes laugh-out-loud books with plenty of boy appeal ... Cowell's anarchic drawings suit the slapstick humour.'
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'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.'
(Amanda Craig, The Times )Irresistably funny, exciting and endearing
(Amanda Craig, The Times )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. (Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times )
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. (Sunday Herald, Glasgow )
... raucous and slapstick ... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps. (The Financial Times )
[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. (Books for Keeps )
Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful. (Independent on Sunday )
'funny, outrageous and will lure in the most reluctant reader.'
(The Spectator )'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.'
(Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children's editor )Product Description
THE STORY CONTINUES in the fifth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ...
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Someone has stolen the Fire Egg. Now the Volcano on Volcano Island is active and the tremors are hatching the eggs of the Exterminator dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire Egg to the Volcano, stop the Volcano from erupting, AND save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators?
How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out on DVD in October 2010 adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell.
Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, and How to Break a Dragon's Heart.
Check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own dragon to do tricks!
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Someone has stolen the Fire Egg. Now the Volcano on Volcano Island is active and the tremors are hatching the eggs of the Exterminator dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire Egg to the Volcano, stop the Volcano from erupting, AND save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators?
How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out on DVD in October 2010 adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell.
Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, and How to Break a Dragon's Heart.
Check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own dragon to do tricks!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Not only is this series of books one of the most loved in our household - by my three boys as well as my husband and I; it has one of the best readers too so we can listen to it in the car as well as bed time stories. On long trips in the car it has all of us entralled and the boys are quiet for hours. You will not regret buying these Cd's - David Tennent is superb. If you have not read any of the other books in the series I would recommend that you start from the beginning with 'How to be a Pirate'. Although they are stand alone stories you get a better feel for the characters if you know the history.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My ten-year old son loves the books. I've read a couple and find them well-written and amusing. The stories are fast-paced, exciting and have lots of cliff-hangers. The central character is Hiccup, an unlikely boy hero who owns a dragon called Toothless. Toothless is even more of an unlikely hero but somehow the two of them, through a combination of brains and luck, always triumph.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have a child who is between 4 and 10 who you are reading to this (and all the Hiccup books) is a must. Especially if you are bored senseless reading the rest of the inane drivel that is out there.
The Hiccup series is clever, amusing, engrossing and delightful. I'm currently reading through it for a second time with my 7 year old and enjoying it almost as much as the first time around. He also loves it, btw!
Read them in sequence though as the story does progress. That said they are all good stand-alone books.
The Hiccup series is clever, amusing, engrossing and delightful. I'm currently reading through it for a second time with my 7 year old and enjoying it almost as much as the first time around. He also loves it, btw!
Read them in sequence though as the story does progress. That said they are all good stand-alone books.
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My children watched the film "How to train a Dragon" in February half-term and my 7 year old son asked for the books as a result. Read more
Published 1 month ago by BM
How to twist a dragon's tale
I bought this as a gift for a 10 year old boy. He said it was brilliant. Really good price.
Published 2 months ago by ej
Kept my son quiet for hours
My son is 12 and loves these books... we intend to buy the whole set as he just wants to keep reading.
Published 5 months ago by L. Barnett
Great!
Bought this for my sons 8th birthday. He has already read four of these books and absolutely loves them! They are about the right length for him- about 250 pages. Read more
Published 9 months ago by R. L.
How to twist a dragon's tale
Wow another fantastic story - and David Tennants reading of it is fab particularly the singing which had us all rolling about in the car - thankfully we were parked!! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs
The How to train your dragon series, a must read!
This summer I took my 7 year old son to see the film How to train your dragon, which was mind blowing! But when we started reading the books, there was no stopping. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Maria
Great entertainment for all
These are very funny stories with great boy humour - silly names and fighting! My son loves listening to these stories in the car - as do both parents. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2009 by JillH
brilliant audio cd
Once again a brilliant audio book in the Hiccup series, brilliantly read by David Tennant. I would recommend this to any Hiccup or David Tennant fan. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by G. Noakes
Hiccup is Back!
It has been a long wait, but finally How to Twist a Dragon's Tale is out on CD. Absolutely as good as the others in the series, and with David Tennant reading with his usual... Read more
Published on 27 July 2009 by R. Singer
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