How to Train Your Dragon Book 2: How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)) [Paperback]

Cressida Cowell (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)

Follows the further adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as his Viking training continues and his father leads a stranger and the Hairy Hooligans to the Isle of Skullions in search of a pirate's treasure. Now available in paperback!

Editorial Reviews

Review

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 'A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.' -- Waterstones Quarterly Magazine '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, Glasgow '[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 'Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.' -- Independent on Sunday An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. -- Publishing News 20040704 Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery 20040904 Cowell is a new star in children's fiction -- The Times 20040724 extraordinary, funny and cool -- Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School 20040704 good holiday reading for any young adventurer -- Reading evening post 20040730 'As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud.' -- The School Librarian 20051204 'A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with ... riotous illustrations, lists and maps.' -- Books For Keeps 20051104 'Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing' -- The Times 20051104 '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 20051104 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the good-friend and confidante of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Viking warrior and hero of The Heroic Misadventures. When she is not visiting with Hiccup to document his latest memoir, she lives in the UK. She is also the author of The Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? and numerous other picture books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316085286
• ISBN-13: 978-0316085281
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Obsessions > Pirates
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Literature > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Dragons
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More About the Author

Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in Central London. 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. How to Train Your Dragon has reached over 100,000 sales and is now published in over 30 languages. A Dreamworks feature film is due to be released in 2010. 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, three children and two cats.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to be a pirate- GREAT!, December 5, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How to Be a Pirate~Cressida Cowell (Paperback)

After reading "How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell" I went on a search for other books by this author. I stumbled upon "How to be a pirate", second in the series. It has as much humor as the first book, that means a lot! All the original characters are in the book, including a few new people and dragons. I reccommend this book to all people. If you haven't read the first book in the series "How to train your dragon" then you should read that first. There are also pictures through-out the book. Soem are humerous, some make the writing more imaginable. This is one of the best books I have ever read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sublime silliness, June 17, 2010

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This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon Book 2: How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)) (Paperback)

The "How to Train Your Dragon" books are sublime silliness. After my grandson saw the "How to Train Your Dragon" movie I purchased the book for him and now he is into the second book of the series. He is 6 going on 7 and the fun of these books encourages his listening to stories but also his budding reading skills. Even though, as an Eng Lit major, I can't vouch for their classic worth, they are great fun and wonderful for a young reader's introduction to reading chapter books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hiccup does it again!, May 2, 2010

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Maggie May "Girl in Black" - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon Book 2: How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)) (Paperback)

Recently the "How to Train Your Dragon" movie came out, and it reminded me how much I loved the books when I was younger. After reading them again, I still love them. "How to be a Pirate" is a swashbuckling story of how Hiccup, his friend Fishlegs, and Toothless are taken along on a journey to find the lost treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly. Hiccup escapes danger at every turn, and his cleverness saves him from many tough situations. The whole story will keep just about anyone's interest, with it's constant action and humorous characters. This story will appeal to the young, and the young at heart. I totally recommend this book.