How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, 2) - Softcover

Cowell, Cressida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316085286 ISBN 13: 9780316085281

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010

Synopsis

Read the bestselling books that inspired the hit movie sensation!

When Hiccup finds a coffin at sea, he opens it to discover a riddle that will lead to the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly, the world's greatest pirate and Hiccup's ancestor. So Hiccup and his friends set out on a treasure hunt, determined to master the art of swordfighting. How else will they escape an island of murderous dragons, defeat a boatload of Viking pirates, and survive all the twists and turns their journey will bring?

Join Hiccup and his friends on another rollicking illustrated adventure, and discover the brilliant combination of magic, action, humor, and heart that has made Cressida Cowell a beloved bestseller around the globe.

About this title

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the good-friend and confidante of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Viking warrior and hero of The Heroic Misadventures. When she is not visiting with Hiccup to document his latest memoir, she lives in the UK. She is also the author of The Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? and numerous other picture books.

Review

'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 * 'Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing' * The Times * A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps. * Books For Keeps * As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud. * The School Librarian * good holiday reading for any young adventurer * Reading evening post * extraordinary, funny and cool * Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School * Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times * Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery 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 * Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful. * Independent on Sunday * ... 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 * 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 * A wonderful adventure * The School Librarian * A wonderful adventure * The School Librarian * A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story. * Waterstones Quarterly Magazine * 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 * Witty writing and funny drawings and notes ensure that this clever Viking story keeps its readers laughing * Junior Education * Witty writing and funny drawings and notes ensure that this clever Viking story keeps its readers laughing * Junior Education * Very funny indeed * Maidenhead Advertiser * Very funny indeed * Maidenhead Advertiser * Great jokes and suberb characters will appeal to boys and girls alike * With Kids * Great jokes and suberb characters will appeal to boys and girls alike * With Kids * Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times * Cowell is a new star in children's fiction * The Times * It's a wonderfully vibrant story, illustrated with the author's hilarious drawings, and told with a delightfully gobby sense of humour * Books Quarterly (Waterstones) * It's a wonderfully vibrant story, illustrated with the author's hilarious drawings, and told with a delightfully gobby sense of humour * Books Quarterly (Waterstones) * This is a maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with appropriately riotous illustrations, lists and maps * Books For Keeps * This is a maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with appropriately riotous illustrations, lists and maps * Books For Keeps *

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0316085286
• ISBN 13: 9780316085281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240