Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs) [Hardcover]

Ian Whybrow (Author), Adrian Reynolds (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Harry and the Dinosaurs

Harry finds some old dinosaurs in his Grandma’s attic. He cleans them up and makes them his own, carefully (and accurately) naming each one. Harry and his dinosaurs go everywhere together. But one day, after an exciting train ride, Harry accidentally leaves the dinosaurs on the train. Silly, charming illustrations accompany this whimsical text of a child being a child.

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Delightful ... encompassing almost everything children like about dinosaurs - Daily Telegraph Daily Telegraph --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Harry finds some old dinosaurs in his Grandma?s attic. He cleans them up and makes them his own, carefully (and accurately) naming each one. Harry and his dinosaurs go everywhere together. But one day, after an exciting train ride, Harry accidentally leaves the dinosaurs on the train. Silly, charming illustrations accompany this whimsical text of a child being a child.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (August 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037582541X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375825415
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,470,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming story, September 5, 2009

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R. Day (Dale, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs) (Hardcover)

This first book of Harry and the Bucket full of dinosaurs was really cute. He found a box of dinosaurs in the attic. He cleaned them and repaired them. He was moved to research the names of each dinosaur. He took very good care of them and they went everywhere with him. One day on an exciting trip with his grandma on a train he forgot them and they were left behind on the train. His gran bought him a video to take their place. But that couldn't replace them. He is inconsolable. Finally Gran takes him to the train station to check the lost and found. Harry has to prove they are his by naming them, which he does. His dinosaurs are happy to see him and they whisper to him "You are definitely our Harry, definitely!"

We got two more of the series but they didn't have the same charm. It could be they are for younger kids. My boy is 4. They were ok but never his favorites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, November 18, 2005

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A. Dukes "zmom" (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs) (Hardcover)

My son (just turned 2) refused to leave school without this book. We've had it now for a week and I've read it to him now approx 1.8 billion times, and I now have to return the book, so I'm getting his own copy. I don't know if this is a boy thing or just a kid thing, but he is absolutly fascinated by dinosaurs now and can even point out where tyrannosaurus is or stegmalopohopanopalisaurus (he actually knows the names better than I do). The book itself is not any kind of dino expert book, its just a very simple sweet storry about a boy and his toy dinos, but somehow it really struck a chord with my son.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cute book for boys, January 10, 2011

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JeanneW - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs) (Paperback)

Little boys are constantly pressured to love super heroes. But young boys (and girls) also love dinosaurs and are fascinated by them. This book offers a very compelling story about a boy who loves his dinosaurs more than videos on TV. It is both instructive (all the names are in the front and some are listed)and engrossing.