How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

Cowell, Cressida

ISBN 10: 0606170871 ISBN 13: 9780606170871

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2010

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When his best friend Fishlegs is stricken with Vorpentitis, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must outwit Sharkworms, Doomfangs, and Hooligans to find a potato--the rare cure for this deadly disease.

About this title

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the author of How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, and How to Speak Dragonese. She lives in the UK.

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 * Rollicking fun with a whiff of the past. * Guardian * Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful. * Independent on Sunday * [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 * 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 * 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 * '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 * Another rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters, juicy dialogue and graphic, scratchy illustrations * Junior * Another rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters, juicy dialogue and graphic, scratchy illustrations * Junior * 'Outrageously funny and inventive ... a novel with huge appeal ... It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated characters.' * Books for Keeps * Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny * The Times * Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny * The Times * Jam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes, it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime reading * Shetland Times * Jam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes, it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime reading * Shetland Times * Outrageously funny and inventive, here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated - characters * Books For Keeps * Outrageously funny and inventive, here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated - characters * Books For Keeps *

Edition details

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0606170871
• ISBN 13: 9780606170871
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272