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First published 2011
Text copyright © Ian Whybrow, 2011
Cover illustration copyright © Adrian Reynolds, 2011
Text illustrations copyright © Puffin Books, 2011
Character concept copyright © Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds, 2011
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ISBN: 978-0-14-196256-6
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Ian Whybrow is a bestselling author of over a hundred books who is proud to have been listed as one of the top ten most-read writers in UK libraries. Among his most popular characters are the hugely successful Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, the barking mad Sniff and the much-loved Little Wolf. Ian lives in London and Herefordshire.
www.harryandthedinosaurs.co.uk
Look out for more adventures with
Harry and the Dinosaurs:
ROAR TO THE RESCUE!
THE SNOW SMASHERS!
THE FLYING SAVE!
This book is especially for Ted who is, as he well knows, my absolutely favourite grandson. And with grateful thanks, as ever, to the Campbell family, my inspirational neighbours.
Harry was up the top of the old fir tree in the garden, gasping for breath. His hair was full of pine needles and his heart was pounding.
His sister, Sam, had gone back into the house but Harry had decided to wait for a bit before he came down. She was still mad and might try to chase after him again.
While he was waiting to make sure the coast was clear, Harry thought about how he had ended up in the tree. It was like a scene from a soap opera!
CAST (in order of speaking): SAM: My Harry’s horrible big sister. Pretty (I suppose). She thinks she is the BEST and that other people are stupid. Spoilt and wants her own way all the time. Knows how to say nasty things to you in a clever way so you cannot answer back fast enough. Likes Wedge but also likes it when other boys tell her she is pretty.
WEDGE JENKINS: Sam’s boyfriend. Tall. Works on his dad’s farm so has big muscles. Handsome with interesting hairstyle. Funny and gets on with everybody. Likes machines, welding, cars, nature, going out, etc.
ME HARRY: Nice, popular, intelligent, likes adventure. Red hair. Belongs to special gang called the GOGOs with his friends Charlie, Jack and Siri. Also commander of a bunch of top-secret Back-Up Dinosaurs called B.U.Ds. These are not the little dinosaurs he used to carry about in a bucket when he was small. These are proper, scary dinosaurs!
SCENE: The kitchen. Harry is halfway through a big bowl of Choxie Pops.
Enter Sam, in her nightie, yawning. Her mobile phone rings.
SAM: (answering her phone) Hi, Wedge. What’s up?
WEDGE: All right, Sam? Listen, you’ll never guess what I just bought at the car-boot sale. A couple of kayaks! Good as new. D’you fancy a paddle on the river tomorrow?
SAM: Kayaking? You must be joking! We’re supposed to be going to a party tomorrow night, remember?
WEDGE: Yeah, but that’s in the evening. There are some really good rare birds nesting in the marshes at the moment. Come on, it’ll be fun.
SAM: I’m doing my hair in the morning.
WEDGE: That won’t take long, will it?
SAM: You can be so stupid sometimes, Wedge.
ME HARRY: Kayak? Tell Wedge me and the GOGOs will come!
SAM: (to me Harry) Will you be quiet, brat? (to Wedge) I’ll ruin my hair mucking about in a boat!
WEDGE: Who are you telling to be quiet?
SAM: I’m not talking to you.
WEDGE: Oh right! Well, I’ll go on my own then!
ME HARRY: (shouting) We’ll come, Wedge! Take me and Siri and Jack and Charlie!
SAM: (shouting at me Harry) Go away!
WEDGE: You can be really mean, you can!
SAM: I’m not talking to you, stupid!
WEDGE: Who are you calling stupid?
SAM: Oh forget it!
Sam hangs up on Wedge and goes into attack-mode.