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How to Train Your Dragon: How To Speak Dragonese

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How to Train Your Dragon: How To Speak Dragonese

By: Cressida Cowell
Narrated by: David Tennant
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 THE STORY CONTINUES in the third volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs, narrated by David Tennant.

Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero.

Climbing on to a Roman Dragon Rustling ship by mistake in your first 'Boarding an Enemy Ship' lesson is bad enough. But to then discover that Alvin the Treacherous is also on board proves to Hiccup he couldn't have been more wrong, especially when he steals his copy of How to Speak Dragonese. Can Hiccup save the dragons and the day?

How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

Read all of Hiccup's exploits in the series: 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 and How to Fight a Dragon's Fury.

Check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!

(P) Hodder Children's Books 2005©2005 Cressida Cowell Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Monsters Scary Stories Science Fiction & Fantasy Funny

Critic reviews

Vikings, dragons, Romans and mayhem cavort across the pages in their usual irreverent and hilarious style
These Hiccup stories are a sure-fire hit with children aged 6 and over. Full of quirky, child-like illustrations, they sparkle with humour and wit. The adventure is rip-roaringly fast and will engage from the very first page
Good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes
This is book three in the How to Train Your Dragon series. They keep getting better and better. It's the best book ever!
All stars
Most relevant
Bit of a shock if you're used to the films as the characters are so different, but both my 8 year old and 4 year old loves the full set of audiobooks, made all the better by David Tennant's fantastic narration.

Fantastic story brilliantly narrated

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We both enjoyed listening, lucky fire me David and I read the book the same way. Hiccup is a superb role model really. ......

Daughter captivated by David's characterisation.

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Would you listen to How to Speak Dragonese again? Why?

Absolutely. Giving the Bog Burglers Welsh accents is genius!

What was one of the most memorable moments of How to Speak Dragonese?

Has to be when Kamakazi is fighting Hiccup in the prison. Brilliant.

What about David Tennant’s performance did you like?

David Tennant again captures the Characters brilliantly and brings the audiobook alive. I have listened to several other audiobooks and so far no-one comes close.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yep! And my 5 year old son did as well. He was very disapointed when we arrived at school and I turned the story off.

Any additional comments?

There is a bit of repetition from 'How to Train Your Dragoon' in introducing the characters which is a bit frustrating, but understandable if for some reason this is your 1st book in the series (but why would you want to miss out on How to Train Your Dragon?!).

Great (again)!

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I downloaded this knowing we were going to be spending 4 hours in the car and my three children and husband would never agree on what music to listen to (kiss v radio4). The story was well read David tenant is easy to listen to with lots of expression. No one complained and the have asked for the next one!

Peace on a long journey

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It will be better if you added a monster going in to the place and made the vickings fight for a second

Very good

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