Product Description.
THE STORY CONTINUES in the sixth 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.
Hiccup is lost in the Library Labyrinth and the Driller-Dragons and Madguts and Murderous are on the prowl.
Hiccup’s birthday is not going to be the quiet affair he might have hoped for. Also contains a comprehensive Dragonese Dictionary for those who’d like to dragon-whisper as well as the dragon-whisperer himself.
(The Herald )
‘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 )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 Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse, How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale, 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!
Reviews
‘exuberantly illustrated … Laugh out-loud books, they will convert even the most relcutant reader to take their first dip.’
‘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.’