How to Train Your Dragon: Hiccup the Hero (I Can Read! How to Train Your Dragon: Level 2)

hiccup Doesn't Fit In With The Other Vikings On The Island Of Berk. He Isn't Rough Or Tough, But He Is Friends With A Dragon! Then When Danger Arrives, To The Vikings' Surprise, It Is Hiccup Who Saves The Day.

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there Is Nothing Really New In This Story. Hiccup Is A Viking, But He Is A Bit Of An Outsider. He Likes To Invent And Think About Things. One Day He Injures A Dragon With His New Invention. Eventually, He Finds The Wounded Dragon, And They Become Friends. Once He Learns How To Ride The Dragon He Has Named Toothless, He Goes To Their Island And Learns That They Have An Evil Leader. Not All Dragons Are Bad, But They Are Forced By Their Leader To Carry Out Raids Against The Vikings—that Is A Switch—because Vikings Were Known As The Raiders. Toothless Is Captured And Reveals The Secret Of Dragon Island And The Vikings Decided That They Are Going To Get Rid Of These Evil Creatures. Hiccup Knows That They Are No Match For The Dragons And With The Help Of Other Teenagers And The Young Dragons That They Have Been Using In Training Exercises, They Save The Day. The Full-color Illustrations Look Like Scenes From The Movie. For Parents There Is A Note At The Front Of The Book With Suggestions For Using This Level 2 Book In The I Can Read! Series. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot