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How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword
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How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword

By Cressida Cowell
ISBN 9781444900941
Category 7+
Summer 2012

Synopsis

How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out on DVD adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm and How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the website for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own Dragon to do tricks!

Author's Biography

Cressida Cowell grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland. She was convinced that there were dragons living on this island, and has been fascinated by dragons ever since. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. Cressida loves illustrating her own work, but also loves writing books for other people to illustrate as the end result can be so unexpected and inspiring. Cressida has written and illustrated eight books in the popular Hiccup series. The unique blend of child centred humour and sublime prose made Hiccup an instant hit and the series is now published in over 30 languages. How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks Animation feature film and has received both Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. A sequel is scheduled for release in 2013 and an animated series is launching on the Cartoon Network in 2012. Also the author of picture books, Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 and has been shortlisted for many others. Cressida lives in Hammersmith with her husband and three children. Check out Cressida's Hiccup website: www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com

Reviews

'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 ‘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 ‘Always thrilling, funny and brilliantly illustrated’ - Daily Express ‘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 ‘There are lots of illustrations and a playfulness with language that will draw in even the most reluctant reader.'’ Daily Telegraph Price £ 5.99 Binding: Paperback

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