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How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, 3) Paperback – Illustrated, February 1, 2010

by Cressida Cowell (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,345 ratings
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Don't miss a moment of the How to Train Your Dragon series, the bestselling, funny, action-packed books that inspired the hit movies!

The story begins when Hiccup, his friend Fishlegs, and his cranky dragon Toothless get separated from their class during Boarding-an-Enemy-Ship practice. They accidentally board a prowling Roman galley intent on provoking war. When they rescue a tiny nanodragon, they uncover a plot to steal every dragon on the Isle of Berk!

This is just the start to an epic adventure that will have kids laughing from start to finish, and shines with Cressida Cowell's trademark blend of action, humor, heart, and engaging illustrations.
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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
    910L
  7. Dimensions
    5 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
  8. Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    February 1, 2010
  10. ISBN-10
    0316085294
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0316085298
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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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"Vikings, dragons, Romans and mayhem cavort across the pages in their usual irreverent and hilarious style."―School Librarian

"Good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes."―Daily Echo

"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

"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."―Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald

"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

About the Author

Cressida Cowell lives in London with her husband, Simon; children Maisie, Clementine, and Alexander; and two cats, Lily and Baloo. In addition to translating Hiccup's memoirs, she has written and illustrated picture books including Hiccup, the Viking Who Was Seasick, Little Bo Peep's Library Book, and That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. Her website is www.cressidacowell.co.uk.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (February 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316085294
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316085298
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 910L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,345 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

Facebook: cressidacowellbooks

Twitter: @CressidaCowell

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R. Day
5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining and well done
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2011
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How to Speak Dragonese (Hiccup)
I was worried at first that my 6 year old would have trouble understanding the narrator's accent, but from the first words he was fascinated with this exciting story. The accent adds powerfully to the feel of the story, very Viking sounding. We quickly figured out that this story and the movie have little in common but that didn't matter a bit. I immediately ordered two other audio CD's in this series. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get the first one and get the story from the beginning, but my boy has no problem figuring out the time line so when we do get it we will just start over from the beginning so we can hear them in sequence. Meanwhile we are really enjoying these.

In this story Hiccup has been collecting data on the language of the dragons and he alone is able to communicate with them. He put all the information in a notebook which he always carries with him. While out with his class for a pirating lesson he and his best friend Fish Legs get lost in the fog, accidently board a Roman Ship, Toothless is captured, the boys escape, then they are kidnapped, run into Alvin the Treacherous. Alvin quickly figures out how valuable the book of dragonese would be for his plan to control dragons and take over the archipelago. The book is accidently sliced in half and he gets one half of the book. The Romans (guided by Alvin the Treacherous) also kidnap the heir of the Bog Burglars, Kamakazi, and the three kids work out a plan to escape.

Each of the Dragon stories has a unique plot, no formula story here. Now that I've heard three stories I see they are woven together so we get to know the people in the stories. The characters each have personality that resonates. Just their names are hilariously funny using all the words my boy is not allowed to use at school such as Snot Lout, Fish Brains, Duh Brain. Just that aspect of the stories alone cracks up my 6 year old. They put stinging worms in someone's knickers to get even for an offense. Antics on the verge of misbehavior but pulling back from the brink of being a "bad influence". I highly recommend all of this series for loads of fun entertainment. We own the books as well now but listening to them narrated is so much better. It really captures that Viking feeling.
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C. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT SERIES!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020
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I loved the language and the fun of this book series. Your children will have a blast reading and listening to these stories! So creative and fun. The word choices invoke the mood of the story, and will bring a deep desire to keep reading, reading, reading! I couldn't put them down. And I am an adult, but reading them to children, or them reading it to themselves if they are old enough, will just be a great adventure! The names of the Vikings are hilarious and so unique. Everything about this series of books is terrific!
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I am a 11 year old girl, who was always fascinated by dragons, I just happened to be borne in the year of the water dragon, I hope that everyone else who read’s this book enjoys it as much as I do.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great audiobook series for family road trips!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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Title: How to Train Your Dragon Book 2: How to Be a Pirate
Author: Cressida Cowell
Read by: David Tennant
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Length: Approximately 3 hours and 12 minutes
Source: Purchased from Amazon.com through Audible

Our family’s love for the How to Train Your Dragon audiobook series continues. We recently started listening to How to Train Your Dragon Book 3: How to Speak Dragonese on our family vacation last month and finished it up on a trip to Green Bay this past weekend. The story keeps all of the family entertained and David Tennant cannot be equaled as a great audiobook narrator with a unique voice for each character. The sounds effects are also fantastic.

In this chapter of the tale, our heroes run up against the Romans; adventure and hilarity ensue. The villain from book two, Alvin the Treacherous makes a surprising return. The plot was similar to the previous books, but really, it’s Tennant’s great audiobook narration that saves the story for us. I found myself entertained solely by him, but the kids were very wrapped up in the tale. How to Train Your Dragon is a great series for family road trips.
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Simon Pot
4.0 out of 5 stars The books are utterly different than the movies (which my 6 year-old and I love), butgreat in their own right
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2013
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If you or your kids haven't read the books, I highly recommend them. I read them to my 6 year-old. Probably a solo read for 8 year-olds and up. You should know going in that they barely resemble the movies. I love the movies I think the characters and stories are terrifica and clever and truly excellent, but I am even more impressed by them when I think about from the books.

But that's no knock on the books, which are great in their own right. Just totally different. Way more sarcastic. Way more subversive. Fun, fun, fun. Just don't be dissapointed that the denizens of Berk in the books barely resemble their more smoothly drawn (in more ways than one -- you'll see when you pick up the books) derivitives in the films.
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Mary Heimerman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little adventure part 3
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2010
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This is the third book in a great series. Although you will notice it's not exaclty like the movie, but is very fun. I like to read this to my little neighbor boys. They are simple stories, but have some big words that are fun to talk about. It's hard to find stories appropriate for young kids that we can enjoy reading too. The art in here is crude, but the guys love them.
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Doost
5.0 out of 5 stars Great books
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2020
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These books are super fun. My 5 and 7 year olds love them
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Diego
5.0 out of 5 stars My kids love this series
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2021
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We have watched all the movies, and now kids are going through the books on their kindle.
The only bad part is that they only last them a few days...
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