How to Train Your Dragon: Incomplete Book of Dragons
No. of pages 224
Published: 2016
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called How To Train Your Dragon .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .
Cressida Cowell would have loved to have had a dragon as a pet when she was a child. Cressida lives in London with her husband Simon ( who is not THAT Simon Cowell!) and her children, Maisie, Clementine and Alexander.
How to Train a Dragon
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More on How To Train a Dragon
IBW Awards: Best Children's Fiction
Animals in literature
Mythical Creatures in literature
Unicorns in literature
Dragons in literature
Pirates in literature
Nature in literature
Monsters in literature
Adventures in literature
Kate Greenaway Medal
This book is in the following series:
How to Train Your Dragon
The How to Train your Dragon series follows the adventures of Hiccup the Viking who seeks to train rather kill dragons, and who turns out to be quite a hero. This series has spawned a number of animated movies.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Kate Greenaway Award
The Kate Greenaway Medal is a prestigious annual award presented in the United Kingdom to honour outstanding illustration in children's literature. Established in 1955, the award is named after the famous Victorian illustrator and author Kate Greenaway, who is celebrated for her charming and distinctive illustrations in children's books. The Kate Greenaway Medal aims to recognize and celebrate exceptional illustrations in children's books, highlighting the critical role that visual storytelling plays in engaging young readers. The award is open to any book that is illustrated for children and published in the UK during the eligibility period. This includes various genres, such as picture books, graphic novels, and illustrated stories. A panel of judges reviews submissions to select the shortlist of nominated titles. The judging criteria focus on artistic merit, originality, and the ability to enhance the story being told. The shortlisted titles are announced each year, and the winner is selected from this list
This book features the following character:
Cressida Cowell
This book features the character Cressida Cowell.
Featuring beautiful colour illustrations, Hiccup shows us the brilliance, fire and spirit of the lost dragon world in this stunning hardback gift book. * Family Traveller *
Coinciding with Dreamworks' second How To Train Your Dragon movie, this gift book features new illustrations - in colour for the first time - and facts about her now-famous dragons. * The Sun *
A racy guide to dragons. * Evening Standard *
An entertaining and informative vital reference work for any young dragon tamer. * The Scotsman *
Paints a picture of the brilliance and fire and spirit of that lost dragon world... a must for all keen dragonwatchers. * Dunfermline Press *
Full to the brim... a lovingly recreated notebook which fans of Cowell's ridiculously popular novels will greedily devour in hours. * Bury Free Press *
This will be on every dragon aficionado's Christmas list. A glossy volume packed with entertaining details. An ideal companion to the inventive series of novels. * Carousel *
An entertaining and engaging guide to the many and various dragons who feature large in the books. The perfect Christmas gift for all Hiccup's many fans. * Ham & High *
Essential for aspiring dragonwatchers. * Daily Express *
An ideal companion to the inventive series of novels. * Carousel *
The perfect Christmas gift for all Hiccup's many fans. * Ham & High *
My fave 2014 book is The Incomplete Books of Dragons by Cressida Cowell * The Guardian *
A must-have for Hiccup fans everywhere * WRD About Books *
Cressida Cowell's unsurpassed knwoledge of dragons is wrapped up in a book that you can't help stroking as you pick it up... It is one of those rare books that teachers have reported children saving their pocket moeny, as they needed to own it. One of your on-going missions in life as teachers is to ensure children develop and widen their vocabulary. This is an ideal book to encourage understanding of well-chosen vocabulary in context. .. there may even be insights into human nature as we see echoes of our world in this stunning book. * Primary Matters *
