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How to Train Your Dragon: A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons

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By Cressida Cowell

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On Sale
Aug 17, 2010
Page Count
272 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316085328

Price

$8.99

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  1. ebook (Digital original)
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  1. Trade Paperback $8.99
  2. ebook (Digital original) $7.99
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7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES!
 
Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, the How to Train Your Dragon series is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!

It’s Hiccup’s birthday, but that’s not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dragon, Toothless, from being banished, Hiccup must sneak into the Meathead Public Library and steal the Viking’s most sacred book. But the Vikings see books as a dangerous influence, and keep them locked up and under heavy guard. To save his friend, Hiccup must brave the Hairy Scary Librarian and his dreadful army of Meathead Warriors and face off against the formidable Driller-Dragons. Will he make it out and live to see his next birthday?

Don’t Miss:
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
How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword
How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel
How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury

For more fantastic stories from Cressida Cowell, don’t miss the out-of-this-world Which Way to Anywhere adventures, and The Wizards of Once series.

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Animals
  • Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
  • Fantasy
  • Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical Creatures

Series:

  • How to Train Your Dragon

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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Cressida Cowell

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the bestselling author 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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How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing
How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing
How to Train Your Dragon: The Complete Series
How to Train Your Dragon: The Complete Series
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
How to Be a Viking
How to Be a Viking
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero
The Complete Book of Dragons
The Complete Book of Dragons
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese
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