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How to be a Pirate (Paperback)

by Cressida Cowell (Author) "Thor was SERIOUSLY annoyed ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (15 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340881461
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340881460
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.'

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PRAISE FOR HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: 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 20051104)

'A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.' (Waterstones Quarterly Magazine )

'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.' (Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow )

'[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 )

' ... raucous and slapstick... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps.' (The Financial Times )

'Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.' (Independent on Sunday )

An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. (Publishing News )

Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery

Cowell is a new star in children's fiction (The Times )

extraordinary, funny and cool (Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School )

good holiday reading for any young adventurer (Reading evening post )

'As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud.' (The School Librarian )

'A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps.' (Books For Keeps )

'Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing'

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars even funnier than How to train your dragon, 5 Sep 2004
By A. Craig "Amanda Craig" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Hiccup the Useless and his dragon Toothless are back, trying to learn sword-fighting at sea in the middle of a storm whipped up by Thor on a bad day. Saved from death at the edge of Snotlout's sword by the indomitable Toothless (who bites his enemy's bum when he can be bothered) and from drowning by a mysterious coffin, the Hairy Hooligan tribe are soon hotly pursuing a fabulous treasure hidden by one of Hiccup's ancestors on an island guarded by terrifying monsters. Once again, Hiccup's brains outwit the deep-laid plots of their enemies... The great jokes and insanely funny drawings go deeper than mere gags. This is the story of how a clever boy in a stupid family not only proves his worth as a real hero but makes his stupid father, Stoic the Vast, realise that he loves his son, and is proud of him. One of the most perfect series to get boys hooked on books, it is strongly recommended.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How to keep your 10 year old occupied, 16 Jan 2006
By Mr. A. W. Gunyon (Wokingham, Berks United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to be a Pirate (Hiccup) (Audio Cassette)
We discovered Cressida Cowell's Viking series by chance, and I have been recommending them to fellow parents ever since. My 10 year old son, a known reluctant reader, has been hooked by all three books (he devoured How to Speak Dragonese in short measure), and the newly acquired CD of 'How to be a pirate' has been on continuous loop since we got it. Its appeal is in its humour which is perfect for the 8-10 year old boy - the examples of Dragonese from this book has us all in fits of giggles however often we hear it. And David Tennant is brilliant. He captures all the characters very well and reads it with such enthusiasm that you can't help but be swept up in it. His interpretation of Toothless is just terrific.

We await the next book in the series with undisguised impatience!

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5.0 out of 5 stars fanstic - recommended for boys who have stopped reading, 29 Sep 2005
By A. Craig "Amanda Craig" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to be a Pirate (Hiccup) (Audio Cassette)
Both the book and the audio of this are great. The adventuires of Hiccup perfect for boys of 6-10 who have stopped reading. The are funny, exciting, touching and written in the kind of vivid language that children understand immediately. Hiccup is a wonderful hero, a kind of Viking nerd despised by his thuggish tribe (including his father Stoic the Vast). Here, the Hooligan tribe get directions to a legendary treasure, guarded by monsters. Only Hiccup, his tiny dragon Toothless and his best friend Fishlegs get it - but they have to get past more monsters and a treacherous farmer first. Read by David Tennant, the new Doctor Who, with huge gusto.
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