Description
How to Train Your Dragon's Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third tells us everything you need to know about dragons... With exclusive collector cards!
Long ago, the world was full of dragons. But what happened to them? Where are they now? These pages are taken from the notebooks of Viking Hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third when he was just a boy. A keen dragonwatcher, Hiccup paints a picture of the brilliance and fire and spirit of that lost dragon world.
Featuring dragon profiles, dragon anatomy, dragon riding tips and lots more must know info e.g. how to spot the difference between an arsenic adderwing and a glow worm (you don't want to mix those two up) and what to do when confronted with a Hellsteether. This is a must for all keen dragonwatchers out there...
How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.
About the Author
Cressida Cowell was the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019-2022). She is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon books series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. The Wizards of Once series has been translated into 38 languages and has been signed by DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 42 languages and is a major DreamWorks Animation film franchise, as well as being made into a TV series on Netflix and CBBC. Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency, a Trustee of World Book Day and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize.
Reviews
Featuring beautiful colour illustrations, Hiccup shows us the brilliance, fire and spirit of the lost dragon world in this stunning hardback gift book. * Family Traveller *
Coinciding with Dreamworks' second How To Train Your Dragon movie, this gift book features new illustrations - in colour for the first time - and facts about her now-famous dragons. * The Sun *
A racy guide to dragons. * Evening Standard *
An entertaining and informative vital reference work for any young dragon tamer. * The Scotsman *
Paints a picture of the brilliance and fire and spirit of that lost dragon world... a must for all keen dragonwatchers. * Dunfermline Press *
Full to the brim... a lovingly recreated notebook which fans of Cowell's ridiculously popular novels will greedily devour in hours. * Bury Free Press *
This will be on every dragon aficionado's Christmas list. A glossy volume packed with entertaining details. An ideal companion to the inventive series of novels. * Carousel *
An entertaining and engaging guide to the many and various dragons who feature large in the books. The perfect Christmas gift for all Hiccup's many fans. * Ham & High *
Essential for aspiring dragonwatchers. * Daily Express *
An ideal companion to the inventive series of novels. * Carousel *
The perfect Christmas gift for all Hiccup's many fans. * Ham & High *
My fave 2014 book is The Incomplete Books of Dragons by Cressida Cowell * The Guardian *
A must-have for Hiccup fans everywhere * WRD About Books *
Cressida Cowell's unsurpassed knwoledge of dragons is wrapped up in a book that you can't help stroking as you pick it up... It is one of those rare books that teachers have reported children saving their pocket moeny, as they needed to own it. One of your on-going missions in life as teachers is to ensure children develop and widen their vocabulary. This is an ideal book to encourage understanding of well-chosen vocabulary in context. .. there may even be insights into human nature as we see echoes of our world in this stunning book. * Primary Matters *
Awards
Commended for Kate Greenaway Medal 2015 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781444923216
Author Cressida Cowell
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Series How to Train Your Dragon
Weight(grams) 614g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 164mm * 18mm
