How to Train Your Dragon
Published on 6. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-316-58711-2 (ISBN)
Description
7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES!
Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, How to Train Your Dragon is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!
In the book that started it all, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons—and becomes a hero.
This edition features cover art from the highly anticipated live-action adaptation, as well as one exciting bonus short story from Cressida Cowell.
See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025!
Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, How to Train Your Dragon is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!
In the book that started it all, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons—and becomes a hero.
This edition features cover art from the highly anticipated live-action adaptation, as well as one exciting bonus short story from Cressida Cowell.
See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie—coming to theaters June 2025!
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Series
Edition
Media tie-in
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Edition type
Media tie-in
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-58711-2 (9780316587112)
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Person
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.