Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs)

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Harry and the Dinos are having a great time making shadow puppets in Harry's bedroom – until their shadows disappear into Dino World... Fortunately, shadows love to play hide and seek almost as much as dinosaurs, and so follows the greatest game of hide and seek that Dino World has ever seen! But with their ability to hide almost anywhere, the shadows aren't going to make it easy for their more solid counterparts to find them! When Harry is told to tidy his room, he simply transfers all the mess into Dino-world, where he is told there is a 'no tidying up rule'. This results in chaos in Dino-World and Pterence ends up getting lost in all the junk, prompting Harry to tidy Dino-World - and his bedroom. Harry wishes he could help out more with the decorating and so goes to Dino World to see if he can practice his skills there. Whilst in Dino World the gang bump into their dino friend, Nancy the Nanosaurus whom somehow seems to attract more than her fair share of Calamity. However, as they all work together as a team, with a little trial and error and a flood of orange soda, Harry and his friends manage to successfully transform Dino World.

Harry is disappointed to find that he is not able to join in with any of the activities his family are taking part in at home, so he decides to go to Dino-World to invent his own clubs, which only himself and the dinosaurs can join - i.e. bungee jumping, messy cooking... Harry goes to Dino-World to learn how to make origami animals. In Dino-World he meets Tatsu the dragon who accidentally burns all of his origami creations every time he breathes. Harry makes a giant origami fan from some blueprint designs created by Tatsu, the fan blows out Tatsu's fire thus enabling him to continue making origami animals.

Whilst playing in the yard with Charley, Harry insists on being first on the swing, and then manages to destroy her sandcastle by being boisterous in the sandbox. Charley goes home annoyed, so Nana gives Harry a book on King Arthur and his Knights so that he can learn about good manners. But after reading the book, Harry is more interested in knightly activities like jousting and battling with Dragons, than chivalry and kindness, so he goes to Dino World to play at being a knight. When Harry is imprisoned by a selfish Dragon, he learns that good manners are very important. Harry wants to do many things at once so instead of choosing one activity he goes to Dino-World to replicate himself so that he can do them all. The play-doh clones of himself that Harry creates aren't much fun for the dinos to play with. The story ends with Harry learning the value of pacing himself and taking part in one activity at a time. When you re-read the story encourage your to join in, for example with the places Harry takes his dinosaurs and perhaps their names as well. If your child has toy dinosaurs they might like to listen to the story too. Talk about the book Harry wants to sleep out in his new tent in the garden so that he can practice his scout skills. He looks out of the window and it is pouring with rain, but there's no room to put up his tent in his bedroom. If Harry can't camp in the garden for real, there's only one other place he can practice his scout skills.

Harry is impressed when he learns that Firemen don't just put out fires, they also rescue people. In fact, he's so impressed that he decides to become a fireman himself - in Dino World! Whilst in training, Harry and the dinos learn all about the importance of good communication and teamwork. After watching a movie about the life of a Cleopatra, the gang go to Dino World to make Patsy Queen. The other dinos grow a little restless, and want to play a game that is a little more interesting and includes treating everyone as equals. Patsy then decides to have a chariot race, and learns that playing with the other dinos is much more fun than being waited on hand and foot.Harry decides to imitate his Mom by becoming a newspaper reporter for the day. Harry can find nothing news-worthy at home so goes to Dino-World to report on the world's first ever dinosaur race! Harry fails to see any benefit in rain when a visit to the beach is rained off. He decides to go to Dino World where it is extremely sunny and hot, and more importantly, he can wear his new sunglasses. However, the discovery of a beached dolphin and subsequent rescue operation soon makes Harry realise just how important rain is.

Charley is having a sleepover and has invited Harry, however, Charley's Mom says he is only allowed to bring one of the dinos with him. Harry finds is very difficult to choose so as a final solution, Harry invites Charley to a sleepover at his house instead - problem solved! Harry decides he wants to be an inventor and takes a trip to Dinoworld in search of inspiration. Making sure they're kitted out with lab coats and have all the tools of the trade, Harry and the Dinos set about working on their new inventions. The inventors toil away on their projects, but their inventions don't always turn out as they planned... Remembering Mom's advice that the best inventions always help in some way, Harry learns that sometimes less is more! Harry is reluctant to have a bath so he goes to Dino-World where he endeavours to become as dirty and stinky as he possibly can. He becomes so repulsively filthy that even the dinosaurs don't want to play with him and he is even crowned King of the Swamp. However, when faced with losing his hair as a result of his uncleanness, Harry decides a bath would actually be quite nice after all. Harry and the dinos are playing a game of "I Spy", Harry decides to 'spy' his dinos, but he can't remember their proper dinosaur names. Nana once invented a song to help her remember the names when she was Harry's age, but she's forgotten the words! Surely the words will be found in Dino-World, especially with the help of Harry's friend Old Saxon the saxophone. A difference is that the book series includes an Anchisaurus as one of Harry's dinosaurs while the TV series, for unknown reasons, does not.

Harry is curious to know what a 'quest' is after he sees Sam reading a book about Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece. While Mom is explaining, Nana mentions that Mom's birthday is coming up and Harry and the Dinos decide to go to Dino World to embark on a quest of their own to find the perfect birthday gift. Harry is nervous about giving a speech about dinosaurs to his classmates, so he goes to Dino-World to practice, in the hope of gaining confidence. Whilst there, he finds that the annual dinosaur convention is taking place, and Steggy, who is suffering from severe stage fright, is expected to deliver the key-note speech. Steggy and Harry help each other overcome their fears and both deliver triumphant speeches. Join Harry and the Dinosaurs in this fantastic bundle of 10 amazing adventures! From Harry and the Robots to Harry and the Dinosaurs Go Wild, this is the perfect and must-have companion to spending quality time with your little one at story-time! Harry is frustrated at losing games to Sam, Mom, and Nana, so he visits Dino-World where he makes up many games and wins every time. To find out who is the ultimate winner, the dinos invent a new complicated game, but after the game has taken them on a fun journey all over Dino-World they realise that winning isn't important as long as they are having fun. Harry and his friend Charley play a game of superheroes together. Afterwards when Charley invites Harry to a dance party, he declines, saying "Superheroes are way too busy fighting crime, and saving the planet to dance". The dinos lead Harry on an adventure in Dino World that will prove to him that Superheroes and dancing can be a great fun!