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

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Keen to discover the undiscovered, 'Harry The Explorer' and his Dinosaurs go to Dino World to see what new territory they can conquer. Their adventure begins to challenge their creativity as they arrive at the edge of Dino World and discover a completely white space where they can create a new world!!! 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!

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. 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 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. 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 is normally a happy young boy, but he can be bossy to his friends and jumps to conclusions in some ways. He is friends with his dinosaurs and Charlie. 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.

Harry has a nightmare in which he is chased by a monster, so he goes to Dino-World in an attempt to hide from it. But because the monster is created by Harry's imagination it materializes in Dino-World and terrorizes Harry and the dinos until Harry imagines the monster as harmless and friendly.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! Use publishing software to make a ‘missing’ poster that asks people to get in touch with Harry if they find his missing dinosaurs. Harry accidentally smashes his mom's favourite china teacup. Harry, Charley, and the Dinos are unable to fix it themselves so they take it to Dino-World to try to repair it. Unable to do so, Harry is forced to admit to his mom that he has broken it. As a thoughtful gesture, Harry replaces the cup with a homemade cup. 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.

Harry finds some dusty plastic dinosaurs in Nan's attic. He cleans them, finds out their names and takes them everywhere - until, one day, the dinosaurs get lost! The lost property man gets a surprise when Harry proves the dinosaurs are his by calling them over to him. Read more Details I loved the way the illustrations and narration played off each other. They really captured the magical relationship between the dinosaurs and their Harry. Such a cute story. The lost property man gets a surprise when Harry proves the dinosaurs are his by calling them over to him.When Harry's first tooth comes out, Harry places it under his pillow and waits for a visit from the legendary Tooth Fairy. But Harry is so eager to meet her that he finds it hard to fall asleep, and so decides to go to Dino World to see if he can save her the trip. Instead of the regular Tooth Fairy the gang manage to discover a Dinotoothfairysaurus, a tooth fairy especially for Dinosaurs! 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. Find out about the dinosaurs mentioned in the book and the similarities / differences between them. Read some of the other books that feature Harry and his dinosaurs. Could you make up a new adventure for them? 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.