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How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, 1) Paperback – Illustrated, February 1, 2010

by Cressida Cowell (Author)
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Read the New York Times bestselling book that inspired the hit movies!

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb?

Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons--and becomes a hero. This action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated novel is a modern classic beloved by millions across the world.
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    7 - 10 years, from customers
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    How to Train Your Dragon
  3. Print length
    256 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Lexile measure
    930L
  7. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
  8. Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    February 1, 2010
  10. ISBN-10
    0274996537
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0316085274
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How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell Which Way to Anywhere by Cressida Cowell
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Dragons. Vikings. Wizards. Warriors. Other worlds. Cressida Cowell *is* adventure and magic! Join Hiccup the Viking as he trains dragons in the illustrated series that inspired the hit movies. The warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in this illustrated series of action, adventure, humor, and heart. The maps K2 draws take him and his siblings to other worlds in this daring, Magic-filled (and illustrated!) rescue mission novel.

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"Short chapters, clever slapstick, kid-pleasing character names and goofy, childlike drawings will keep even reluctant readers turning these pages--and chuckling as they go."―Publishers Weekly

"A narrative rich in dragon muck... genuinely fierce [and] intelligent."―Kirkus

"...This is a goofy and exciting tale of an underdog who proves that brains can be just as important as brawn. Kids will hoot at the ridiculous names and sympathize with Hiccup's exasperation with his truly obstinate but strangely lovable dragon. A delightful read."―School Library Journal

"This hilarious farce will appeal to heroic fiction fans."―Booklist

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the #1 internationally bestselling author and illustrator of The Wizards of Once and the How to Train Your Dragon series. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland, where she spent her time writing stories, fishing for things to eat, and exploring the island. She now lives in Hammersmith, England, with her husband, three children, and a dog named Pigeon.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0316085278
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (February 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0274996537
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316085274
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 930L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,135 ratings

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Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon book series. Her latest book The Wizards of Once is an international bestseller. Cressida is also the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton.

How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 38 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The first book in Cressida's new series, The Wizards of Once (also signed by DreamWorks), is a number one bestseller.

Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now' magazine's 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.

She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.

Check out Cressida's website: www.cressidacowell.co.uk

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These are excellent books. I listened to all 12 books twice on audible, and the voices were excellent. Finally got around to buying paper copies of them, and I still love them. The illustrations are lovely, and as you get further into the series, they books and plots get better and better. I love the female characters as well as Hiccups bravery. I personally think that these are better and more interesting than the movies, and I'm a bit disappointed that the movies decided to drop the plot if the books.
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Joe Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Super charming!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018
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I've been wanting to get my daughter into reading but didn't know how, so I decided to get her this first book since she' and my wife are fans of the movies, I decided that getting her this first book as a way to try it out (knowing it had drawings and pictures made me more confident too). Now she wants me and my wife to read her a chapter or two every day or so as she learns the letters and pronunciations (she's two years old) and she absolutely loves it.

A warning to those that have seen the movies or series first: the books are vastly different. Not going to spoil anything from the plot but there's a few new characters and others from the movies that simply don't show up in the books at all. It was confusing at first but we got through it since the writing style is so easy to understand and incredibly charming (I absolutely love how they portray vikings and make everything so interesting and funny). It's a great read for both kids and adults looking for something simple to unwind and just enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, engaging style for young (and old) readers.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2015
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My 6yo daughter is at that awkward stage(for me as her book buyer:), where the 'leveled readers' are too easy and short for her and I am struggling to figure out what books are too old or too young. Since she loved the movies based (loosely) on this series I thought we'd give it a try. After all, I knew she would eventually grow into them if they were too hard for now. Well they are PERFECT. The style is so engaging that even though she informed me she wouldn't be ready for chapter books until she is 7 (?!?!- kid logic), after reading the forward she was pulled right in. Nice big words and adjective and adverb laden sentences to really keep a kid's interest. One caveat- the humor does involve giving people meaner names than you want your 6 year old to call people, so a quick reminder chat about what is okay to call people in real life is a good preventative.
The format is great too, it's a little larger than your 'standard' paperback and the paper is very soft and flexible, so it turns out to be easy for little hands to hold while reading it. There are cute drawings on a few pages and the font itself is large. (This also is nice for those older readers- Grandma forgot to bring a paperback on vacation and borrowed the first dragon book- it is much easier on her eyes than the standard book font.)
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L. Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly sweet little book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
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I don’t usually read a lot of middle grade fiction, so this is not my preferred choice. However, this was a perfectly nice story. I probably won’t read too many more stories about Hiccup and Toothless, but I can definitely recommend these books to those who enjoy middle grade fantasy. I particularly thought the accompanying drawings were charming.
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Naomi
5.0 out of 5 stars A TRUE CLASSIC
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023
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I believe this book belongs up there with other famous titles such as Harry Potter and Percy Jackson and the like. It’s a shame that it’s not more common; ironically hidden in the shadow of its cinematic counterpart. While I believe both stories are wonderful in their own separate ways, and I love them both, the original will always have a special place in my heart.
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opalpika1328
5.0 out of 5 stars Different from the Dreamworks film, but still good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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The book How to Train Your Dragon is different from the Dreamworks movie. The plot, characters, and everything of the book is different. Hiccup, a Viking in training, along with Fishlegs are trying to be accepted as members of the Hooligan tribe by passing the Dragon Initiation Test, however, compared to the rest of the Vikings in training, both Hiccup and Fishlegs are skinny. The first thing they had to do was catch their dragons, Fishlegs attempts to get a Deadly Nadder but ends up waking a bunch of young dragons. Hiccup gives him a Basic Brown that he caught and runs to get another one, which appears to be a Common or Garden Dragon. Snotlout teases Hiccup about his dragon, which has no teeth whatsoever, calls it Toothless. Hiccup attempts to train Toothless, which was hard since he wasn't any good at yelling or shouting like the other Vikings, which was usually the way to train a dragon. However, Hiccup was able to train Toothless after a while, since he was able to speak Dragonese, which is the language of dragons, and learned that Toothless likes jokes. It seemed to go well until Toothless picked a fight with Snotlout's dragon, Fireworm, which then escalates into a bigger fight with all the dragons during Thorsday Thursday. Stoick then exiled every boy who was trying to be in the Hooligan or Meathead tribe. A storm washed up two big dragons, the Green Death and Purple Death. Hiccup attemped to get both dragons to kill each other, however the Green Death killed the Purple Death then swallowed Hiccup. Hiccup killed the Green Death by blocking its fire holes from the inside while Toothless rescued him. All the boys were then accepted to join the two tribes thanks to Hiccup. A very interesting story and I will definitely read the rest of the books. Both the book and the Dreamworks movie are different yes, but they are both enjoyable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very entertaining story.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015
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I am among those that had not read the books before the movie came out. I loved the movie, and was looking forward to reading the books. Then I read some of the reviews, and found out that the movie and the books were completely different stories. And, this, the first book, is completely different than the movie. The names are the same, and there are dragons...
Now, I have watched movies before that I enjoyed, only to have the movie crushed by reading the book, as there was so much that was different that it ruined the movie for me. That is not the case with How to Train Your Dragon, at least for me. I find the two stories, while completely different, are both very well done. I even started to record myself reading this to my son, and wife, as they were enjoying the different voices I used for the characters. Of course, I ask myself why I bother to record myself, since there is no way I can compete with the audiobooks that David Tennant recorded...
Anyway, this is definitely worth the read, and the listen, if you like audiobooks. I look forward to reading the next book to my son and wife soon.
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Flora
5.0 out of 5 stars Author being very detailed and exciting.
Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2023
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When my daughter saw the book a huge excitement along with her smile was enough to understand she loving the book. After a few days I asked her if she’s enjoying it and she said she loved the details of the novel and the descriptions the author gave. I’m so happy she reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Linda capa e bem acabado
Reviewed in Brazil on November 11, 2022
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Excelente série de livros, e esse tem capa dura com páginas quase amareladas com textura de jornal, muito lindo e gostoso para leitura.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading for my 7 year old
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Really my boy wanted a book about Pokémon, but I couldn’t find anything well written enough to keep him entertained, so we settled on this, which turned out to be a great story, which I read to him at bed time over the course of a week. I shall probably download the next in the series and watch the movie and series with him. Great book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Schönes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on February 19, 2023
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Wer eine Geschichte eins zu eins wie im Film erwartet, wird hier schwer enttäuscht werden. Es gibt zwar Parallelen zu dem einen oder anderen Charakter, aber die Geschichte beginnt schon ganz anders und nimmt entsprechend auch einen komplett anderen Verlauf. Auch gibt es einige Charaktere die im Film auftauchen, in der Originalgeschichte nicht. Nichtsdestotrotz fand ich die Geschichte sehr schön und konnte sie auch als Erwachsener genießen.
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Flavia Pariciani
5.0 out of 5 stars A voler leggere fra le righe...
Reviewed in Italy on August 11, 2022
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Uno dei libri che, come insegnante di inglese, ho scelto per migliorare la mia conoscenza della letteratura per ragazzi, avendo già visto (e adorato) la saga cinematografica. L'ho letto tutto di un fiato.
Consigliato se si è già studiato il past tense.
E' una piacevole sorpresa conoscere un Toothless che dialoga e ha uno spiccato senso dell'umorismo.
Oltre all'avventura, all'originale riproduzione del mondo fantasioso dei draghi e del mondo scomparso dei vichinghi, si potrebbe aggiungere una lettura fra le righe: addestrare Toothless alla vecchia maniera forte e urlagli contro non dà i risultati sperati...
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