Product Description

Follows the further adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49519 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780316155984
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–The sequel to How to Train Your Dragon (Little, Brown, 2004) continues the adventures of the son of Stoick the Vast and future leader of the Hairy Hooligan Viking tribe. Although the skinny, freckled Hiccup has more brains than the rest of the Hairy Hooligans put together, he has a hard time garnering respect from anyone, least of all his arch-rival, Snotlout. It doesn't help that Hiccup's dragon, Toothless, is predisposed to hypochondria and cowardice. During a pirate-training session, them meet up with charming "Alvin the Poor-But-Honest-Farmer," who is keen to help them discover the legendary treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly. After a series of hair-raising, humorous escapades on the high seas, a deadly island, and an undersea cavern, Hiccup learns some surprising things about his previously undervalued abilities. The usual motifs of deceptive appearances, last-minute escapes, and the merits of inner worth are addressed with humor that is accessible to both reluctant and avid readers. Cheeky drawings in the style of grade-school doodles add to the general appeal of the tale.–Farida S. Dowler, Mercer Island Library, WA
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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

About the Author
Cressida Cowell's first book about Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was published by Little, Brown 5/04. She is also the author of several picture books, including: What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby?, Little Bo Peep's Library Book and Don't Do That, Kitty Killroy!

Customer Reviews

It was super, duper great!!! (Kid Review)
My Name is Jack and I'm 8 years old and I love to read. I read this book in three days because I just couldn't stop reading. I loved it because it was funny, surprising, and one of the best books I've read. My favorite part was when the boat sinks and Hiccup ends up in an underwater cave and finds the treasure of Grimbeard the Gastly. It's all about Pirates, Vikings and Dragons which I love. Now I am gong to find the other books in the series too!

another hicup story! lets be pirates!!
i loved this book!! its another hicup story! folowing the story from How to train your dragon this fantasy about a boy and his dragon is one of the best!!!its a funny story and a adventure, if you like dragons and clumsy vikings trying to be pirates you'll love this story if i could give more stars i would!!! if you buy this book i hope you like it!!

Kids Enjoy This Book!
I read this book and "How to Train Your Dragon" to my fifth grade class. When I finished they begged me to go on Amazon and look up the next book - which we discovered will be published in May. I ordered it right then and they have circled the anticipated delivery date. The characters are amusing, the writing is fresh, the vocabulary (especially the character's names) is right up an adolescent's alley - and they loved having a grown up having to pronounce names like Snotlout and Baggybum. Practically every one of the kids (average to above average readers) have read both of the books on their own, also.