How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon Series #4)

by Cressida Cowell Narrated by David Tennant

Overview

Don't miss an action-packed, hilarious, heart-warming moment of the bestselling series that inspired the hit movies!

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III's best friend, Fishlegs, has been stung by the deadly Venomous Vorpent! The only cure is the Vegetable-That-No-One-Dares-Name. But where will Hiccup find such a thing? He'll have to dodge the terrible Sharkworms, battle Doomfangs, and outwit crazy Hooligans if he's going to be a Hero (again).

A fast paced plot, plenty of action, slapstick humor, witty dialogue, and imaginative black and white illustrations make this fourth adventure in Cressida Cowell's beloved and bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series a must-read.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Outrageously funny and inventive, here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated - characters—Books For Keeps

Outrageously funny and inventive, here's a novel with huge appeal...It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated - characters—Books For Keeps

Jam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes, it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime reading—Shetland Times

Jam-packed with clever jokes and humorous drawings and scenes, it is just the ticket for hours of bedtime reading—Shetland Times

Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny—The Times

Fiercely exciting and laugh-aloud funny—The Times

Another rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters, juicy dialogue and graphic, scratchy illustrations—Junior

Another rip-rollocking tale with crazy characters, juicy dialogue and graphic, scratchy illustrations—Junior

'Outrageously funny and inventive ... a novel with huge appeal ... It's hard to beat this story for sheer entertainment and larger than life, distinctive - and differentiated characters.'—Books for Keeps

'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

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

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.—Sunday Herald, Glasgow

... 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

Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.—Independent on Sunday

Rollicking fun with a whiff of the past.—Guardian

'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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170235124
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	12/10/2013
Series:	How to Train Your Dragon Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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