New Releases by Cressida Cowell

In this action-packed fantasy adventure, from the internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, a lost Magical Creature turns up on Earth, leading four siblings to journey off to a forbidden planet of fire and ice to save him. There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that''s what you''ve been told. But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret. A tiny and helpless Magical Creature named Bug, lost far from home, leads the O''Hero-Smith children on another Star-crossing adventure across the galaxy. K2, Theo, Izzabird, and Mabel have a secret plan to get little Bug back to the fiery ice planet where it belongs, while proving to their parents that they can be trusted with Magic along the way... But a witch''s curse, venomous snowsnakes, and a gang of fighter robots are waiting for them through the Which Ways. The fate of the galaxy is once again in their hands--they better not mess it up!

Welcome to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SCHOOL. Where Viking and Dragon Heroes are made! Join Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his dragons, Toothless and Windwalker, in their hilarious, hair-raising adventures at the Isle of Berk''s Training School for Vikings and Dragons. Where they are BOTTOM in pretty much everything. Disastrous Lesson Number One: The Art of Battle. It was supposed to be a quiet, SENSIBLE lesson. Hiccup never MEANT to get into TROUBLE. But things take an unexpected turn along the way and Hiccup and his friends soon find themselves adrift on stormy seas, in a sinking ship, facing imminent DOOM, in one of their BIGGEST adventures ever... Packed with illustrations, action and even a Dragonese dictionary, this series is perfect for developing readers, and the millions of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON fans worldwide.

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 deluxe edition is the perfect gift for any fan, featuring a sleek, stand-out package, as well as bonus content including two brand-new How to Train Your Dragon stories from Cressida Cowell. See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie--coming to theaters June 2025!

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once comes an out-of-this-world adventure where magic and reality collide! K2 O’Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy—after all, he and his twin sister, Izzabird, have been sworn to keep their family''s Magical history a secret. Not even their infuriating stepsiblings, Theo and Mabel, know that Magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift: He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, and dark, twisty jungles alive with plants that hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn’t know is that the maps he draws are real. When their baby sister, Annipeck, is kidnapped, the warring stepsiblings will have to use K2’s gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds and embark on a daring rescue mission. Perfect for reluctant readers, the Which Way to Anywhere features an easy-to-read, dyslexic-friendly font!

''The world will need a Hero, and it might as well be you ...'' Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. The Hairy Hooligan tribe think he''s totally useless, but Hiccup is about to face his destiny ... with one tiny dragon.Can he prove his worth and become a HERO or will he be banished from his tribe for ever? In celebration of 20 years of How to Train Your Dragon, this special commemorative edition features the original - now classic - How to Train Your Dragon story with exclusive content, including some rare Viking material (featuring Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III''s birth certificate!) and a hilarious brand new adventure called How to Train Your Hogfly starring fan favourites as well as exciting new dragons. Fully illustrated with Cressida Cowell''s artwork, this is a MUST HAVE for anyone who grew up reading and loving How to Train Your Dragon, as well as the perfect introduction for new readers to this beloved, classic series.

Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful magic in an exciting fantasy adventure. The third title in a gripping series. Llyr and Don are outlaws on the run, hunted by Warriors, Wizards and worst of all by WITCHES... Can they find the ingredients for the spell to get rid of Witches before the King witch gets his talons on the Magic-that-Works-on-Iron?

Segundo volume da nova série de Cressida Cowell, autora do best-seller Como treinar o seu dragão, promete aventuras quase impossíveis e um embate com o mais perigoso dos bruxos Era uma vez, há muitos e muitos anos, um menino feiticeiro e uma menina guerreira que foram ensinados a odiar um ao outro. Desejo é filha da rainha dos guerreiros e dona do poderoso (e proibido!) Livro das Palavras Mágicas. Xar é filho de um grande feiticeiro e tentou algo impensável. Agora, ele tem uma ameaçadora marca de bruxa na mão. Para proteger seus lares de um mal terrível, os dois tiveram que se unir, e dessa grande aventura nasceu uma amizade improvável capaz de superar qualquer diferença. Neste segundo volume da série No tempo dos feiticeiros, o perigo se esconde atrás de cada árvore, e Desejo e Xar precisarão correr contra o tempo para derrotar o grande Rei Bruxo, uma tarefa quase impossível. Mas coisas quase impossíveis já aconteceram antes... Com personagens encantadores e belas ilustrações, Duas vezes magia é mais uma história divertida e apaixonante de Cressida Cowell, um dos nomes de maior destaque da literatura infantojuvenil e autora da série Como treinar o seu dragão, que vendeu mais de 800 mil livros no Brasil, deu origem a filmes de sucesso e conquistou leitores em todo o mundo.

How to Train Your Dragon author''s latest masterpiece, DreamWorks is about to adapt an animated movie! It is extremely difficult to gather the materials for the Spell to Eliminate Lich. Hope and Zal are on the dangerous road to stop the Lich King, but some partners will betray them── Film and television rights will be sold before publication, and animated films will be adapted by DreamWorks! Recommended by Amazon editors, translated into 38 languages around the world, and received rave reviews from all over the world! Together with the Harry Potter and Little Witch Matida series, won the Blue Peter Book Award for Children''s Literature!

The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never... or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series. Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the lake of the lost. But first they must mix the potion in the Cup of Second Chances ... Can they defeat the hungry Tatzelwerm monster and escape with the cup? And will the spell be strong enough to lift the CURSE OF THE WILDWOODS... or will Witches reign FOREVER? ''A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise'' GUARDIAN ''Cowell is moving towards national treasure'' BIG ISSUE ''Another coup from Cowell'' SUNDAY TIMES

Collected together for the first time, read the first three books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films: How to Train Your Dragon/ How to Be a Pirate/ How to Speak Dragonese Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy. Can he be a Hero? This book bundle contains the first three hilarious stories in Hiccup''s adventures with his dragon, Toothless. Will Hiccup lead ten novices in their initiation into the Hairy Hooligan Tribe. Can he steal back his book of Dragonese from the Romans? Can he navigate the Fortress of Sinister, and defeat the Monstrous Strangulator? Most importantly, can Hiccup really save the Isle of Berk with a dragon who looks like an ickle brown bunny with wings? There''s only one way to find out...

***Der finale zwölfte Band der großen Spiegel-Bestseller-Reihe *** ***Die Buchvorlage zum DreamWorks-Animation-Kinohit "Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht"!*** Der Tag der Entscheidung ist gekommen! Hicks weiß: Am Ende des großen Krieges werden entweder die Menschen oder die Drachen ihrer endgültigen Vernichtung entgegensehen. Während Alwin der Verräter seine Schreckensherrschaft mit der Ausrottung der Drachen beginnen will, versucht Hicks alles, um das drohende Unheil abzuwenden. Schließlich ist er der rechtmäßige König der Wikinger! Doch kann Hicks wirklich der Held sein, den alle so dringend brauchen? Und werden die Drachen diese Schlacht überleben?

Auf die Drachen, fertig, los! An Thors Tag müssen alle Wikingerjungen die Reifeprüfung zum "Drachenmeister" ablegen. Hicks sieht schwarz für sich und seinen widerspenstigen Drachen Ohnezahn. Wird er nun aus dem Stamm der Räuberischen Raufbolde verbannt? Doch dann platzt mitten in die Feierlichkeiten ein monströser Seedrache, der imstande wäre, die gesamte Insel der Wikinger zu vernichten. Auf einmal verlassen sich alle auf Hicks, der als Einziger die Drachen-sprache spricht und mit der Bestie verhandeln soll ...

Hoe tem je een draak (How to Train your Dragon) is de megapopulaire serie van Cressida Cowell, waarvan wereldwijd meer dan 8 miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. Vanwege de nieuwe, grote bioscoopfilm in januari 2019 verschijnt deel 1 nu als filmeditie. Hoe tem je een draak (How to Train your Dragon) is de megapopulaire serie van Cressida Cowell, waarvan wereldwijd meer dan 8 miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. Vanwege de nieuwe, grote bioscoopfilm in januari 2019 verschijnt deel 1 nu als filmeditie. Eerder bracht filmgigant DreamWorks twee films gebaseerd op deze serie naar het witte doek. Begin 2019 verschijnt de derde en laatste film over de niet zo stoere vikingszoon Stikkum en zijn draakje. Speciaal voor deze gelegenheid verschijnt het eerste deel van deze boekenserie in een nieuw jasje, voor een nieuwe generatie jongens en meisjes! De boeken van Cressida Cowell zijn bekroond met diverse prijzen, waaronder de belangrijke Blue Peter Award. In 2018 verscheen het eerste deel van Cowells langverwachte nieuwe serie, De Tovenaars van Ooit. ‘Als je de maffe maar o zo geweldige How to Train your Dragon¬-serie nog niet hebt ontdekt, mis je een van de grootste bedenksels in de moderne jeugdliteratuur.’ The Guardian

Emily Brown and Stanley are back in this fun-filled Christmas picture book. By the author of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series. It''s Christmas Eve, and who''s that outside the window? It''s Father Christmas! In his shiny new turbo-charged sleigh, complete with sat-nav. But things aren''t going quite to plan... Can Emily Brown and Stanley save the day? They''ll just need some emergency reindeer, a star map and ... MAGIC! A charmingly funny adventure about cherishing traditions, this is classic Christmas storytelling at its best. *With a shiny gold cover!* Written by Cressida Cowell, the bestselling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series. Illustrated by Neal Layton, the artist behind Stanley''s Stick and Danny McGee Drinks the Sea, shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award.

Read the book that inspired the hit DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon 3. THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup''s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous 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. In fact, in the beginning, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put upon Viking you''d ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father, Stoick the Vast; not hard enough to beat his chief rival, Snotlout, at Bashyball, the number one school sport and CERTAINLY not stupid enough to go into a cave full of dragons to find a pet... It''s time for Hiccup to learn how to be a Hero. Read all of Hiccup''s exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon 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 and How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero.

WELCOME TO THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL ... now a beautiful hardback with colour illustrations and all 48 collector cards. This gift book is a must-have for all How to Train Your Dragon fans. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. The HAIRY HOOLIGAN TRIBE think he''s totally useless, but Hiccup is about to face his destiny ... and one tiny dragon. Can he prove his worth and become a HERO, or will he be banished for ever? How to Train Your Dragon book is now a major DreamWorks film. How to Train Your Dragon is 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.

Autora do sucesso Como treinar o seu dragão cria nova série repleta de magia Divertida aventura que se passa num mundo mítico de vikings e dragões, a série infantil Como treinar o seu dragão se tornou um sucesso no mundo inteiro. São 12 livros, além de 2 volumes extras, que somam 780 mil exemplares vendidos no Brasil e 8 milhões no mundo, além de ter inspirado adaptações para a TV, numa série de animação exibida pelo Cartoon Network, e para o cinema, produzida pela DreamWorks. Agora, a escritora e ilustradora Cressida Cowell deixa os vikings de lado para uma nova trilogia, sobre os antigos tempos em que havia feiticeiros, bruxas, guerreiros... e Magia. No tempo dos feiticeiros mostra a guerra entre duas tribos: os feiticeiros, que eram mágicos, e os guerreiros, que não eram. Esta é a história de Xar, um menino feiticeiro cujos poderes ainda não despertaram, e de Desejo, uma menina guerreira cujo maior sonho é ser reconhecida pela mãe. Xar e Desejo foram ensinados a odiar um ao outro, mas terão que superar as diferenças e enfrentar um mal que pode destruir seus lares.

J’aurai dû capturer une créature féroce, laide et méchante... Mais je me retrouve avec Krokmou, le dragon le plus petit, minuscule et ridicule que vous ayez jamais vu. De quoi j’ai l’air, moi, avec un dragon flemmard, qui ne m’écoute pas et ne lève jamais sa petite griffe ? Ce n’est pas comme si, en tant que fils du chef, Stoïk la Brute, je n’avais pas deux fois plus la pression ! Alors, vous vous demandez tous comment Harold l’Incapable est devenu le grand Harold Horrib’Haddock, héros incontesté des Vikings ? Eh bien, voici le secret de ma réussite !

Autrefois, il y avait la Magie, et la Magie vivait dans les forêts obscures. Et puis les Guerriers ont débarqué. Notre histoire a deux héros : un Magicien et une Guerrière. Le Magicien, Xar, n’a pas de Magie, et il ferait tout pour en avoir. La Guerrière, Souhait, possède un objet magique, et elle ferait tout pour le garder. Xar et Souhait ont toutes les raisons de se détester. Pourtant, ils vont devoir oublier leurs différences pour affronter une créature, endormie depuis la nuit des temps, qui est en train de s’éveiller...

In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not. But Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can''t cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, has a banned magical object of her own. When they collide in the wildwood, on the trail of a deadly witch, it''s the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their worlds. With Cressida Cowell''s trademark wit, and the same stunning combination of action, adventure, heart, humor, and incredible artwork that made How to Train Your Dragon a beloved bestselling franchise, The Wizards of Once will transport and bewitch readers.

Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen, flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can Hiccup find the King''s Things and win the sword-fighting contest to stop Alvin the Treacherous from becoming King of the Wilderwest? ***Please note this ebook is TEXT ONLY and does not include the illustrations that appear in the printed book.*** READ ALL 12 BOOKS IN THE SERIES! You don''t have to read the books in order, but if you want to, this is the right order: 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale 6. A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon''s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon''s Fury 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 the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. When Hiccup''s dragon Toothless is captured by Romans, only Hiccup and his friend Fishlegs can rescue him. But things get WORSE, when the Romans steal Hiccup''s precious book HOW TO SPEAK DRAGONESE and Hiccup and Fishlegs are taken off to the Fortress of Sinister! Now they must save Toothless AND themselves - but how can they possibly escape? 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 the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Whilst searching for his lost friend Camicazi, Hiccup and the Hooligan Tribe have ended up on Uglithug Island. Now UG, the most brutal King in the World, sets Hiccup the Impossible Task. He must venture to the Isle of Berserk to pass his test or DIE trying. And all while being hunted down by an old enemy with a dark secret about the Lost Throne... Can Hiccup find Camicazi, and succeed in his task? 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 the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. It is the Doomsday of Yule. At the end of this day, either the humans or the dragons will face extinction. Alvin the Treacherous is about to be crowned the King of the Wilderwest on the island of Tomorrow. His reign of terror will begin with the destruction of dragons everywhere. The fate of the dragon world lies in the hands of one young boy: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. If Hiccup can''t beat Alvin the Treacherous then the entire human AND dragon race will become extinct. The time has come to prove himself, once and for all. Will Hiccup - with the help of his friends Fishlegs, Camicazi and Toothless the dragon - finally be crowned KING? And will the dragons survive? 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.

Hicks'' bester Freund Fischbein wird dabei erwischt, wie er ausgerechnet der Tochter von Barbarenfürst UG Ugglitugg Liebesbriefe schreibt. Keine gute Idee, denn in Sachen Liebe verstehen die Wikinger keinen Spaß. Nun liegt es an Hicks, seinen Freund vor einem Ende als Drachenfutter zu bewahren. Und als ob das noch nicht schlimm genug wäre, bringt ein alter Feind plötzlich dunkle Geheimnisse ans Licht - über den Wikingerthron vom Archipel ... und über Hicks selbst.

Die Exterminator-Drachen kommen! Mit ihrem verheerenden Flammenatem drohen sie, den Stamm der Räuberischen Raufbolde für immer auszulöschen. Für Hicks und seinen Drachen Ohnezahn gibt es nur eine Möglichkeit, das tödliche Unheil abzuwenden: Der Feuerstein muss schnellstens an seinen rechtmäßigen Platz zurückgebracht werden - nämlich mitten in den riesigen Vulkan der Lavabold-Insel

Kein Weg zurück?! Hoffnungslos verloren im Labyrinth der geheimnisvollen Dickschädel-Bibliothek kämpft Hicks zusammen mit seinen Freunden Fischbein und Kamikazzi einmal mehr um sein Leben. Denn die tödlichen Drillkillstacheldrachen und Barbar Irrwürg sind dicht auf ihren Fersen - und das alles ausgerechnet an Hicks'' zwölftem Geburtstag ...

Hipo debe rescatar a su pequeño dragón Desdentado, que ha sido capturado por los romanos. Su capacidad para comprender distintas lenguas le será de gran ayuda e intentará convertirse, una vez más, en un héroe vikingo.