History Literature / TheFantasticFlyingJourney

* DumbMuscle: Throttlethumbs.

* EgomaniacHunter: Sir Jasper Collywobble. He goes back in time for the greatest trophies.

* FamilyThemeNaming: Lancelot and Perceval are both named after characters from the ArthurianLegend.

* SavageWolves: The wolves attack a herd of musk oxen; the heroes drive them away with fireworks, but discuss that the wolves aren't evil, just hunting for food.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The ''Scolosaurus'' in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''. Very timid and friendly, but he's still an ankylosaur who can put up a fight against a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

* PredatorsAreMean: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'', ''Allosaurus'' and ''TyrannosaurusRex'') are villains, trying to eat the main human cast.

* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with ''TyrannosaurusRex'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Triceratops'' and ''Plateosaurus''. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as ''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'' or ''Phytosaurus'', and using ''Scolosaurus'' instead of ''Ankylosaurus''.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The ''Scolosaurus'' in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''.

There is also a sequel, ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure'', in which Lancelot and the children travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in pursuit of the evil Sir Jasper Collywobble.

* BearyFriendly: Polar Bear is surprisingly friendly with the protagonists considering that she's both a predator and a mother.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'', ''Allosaurus'' and ''TyrannosaurusRex'') are villains, trying to eat the main human cast.

* TimeMachine: In the sequel, Belladonna is upgraded into this.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The ''Scolosaurus'' in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''

* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with ''TyrannosaurusRex'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Triceratops'' and ''Plateosaurus''. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as ''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'' (although, as mentioned above, it is not a dinosaur) or ''Phytosaurus'', and using ''Scolosaurus'' instead of ''Ankylosaurus''.
* TimeMachine: In the sequel.
* TranslatorMicrobes

\'\'The Fantastic Flying Journey\'\' is a children\'s book by Creator/GeraldDurrell, illustrated by Graham Percy. It tells the story of the Dollybutt children, Emma, Conrad and Ivan, and their adventures around the world in their Great-Uncle Lancelot\'s balloon, the Belladonna, as they search for their missing Great-Uncle Perceval, who vanished two years before while studying gorillas in Africa. Along the way, the children and Lancelot talk to the various animals they meet with the aid of a mysterious grey powder, an invention of Perceval\'s which enables them to communicate with animals.

There is also a sequel, \'\'The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure\'\', in which Lancelot and the children travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in pursuit of the evil Sir Jasper Collywobble.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: \\\'\\\'Tanystropheus\\\'\\\' is referred to as a dinosaur, even though it actually belongs to an ancient group of reptiles named Protosauria. Also, it has an appetite for humans, even though it was probably a fish-eater.
* AuthorAvatar: Great-Uncle Lancelot\\\'s appearance and mannerism resembles Gerald Durrell a lot. In the Hungarian translation he\\\'s even [[DubNameChange renamed]] Great-Uncle \\\'\\\'Gerry\\\'\\\'.
* BambooTechnology: The Belladonna runs entirely on this, and is even \\\'\\\'made of\\\'\\\' bamboo.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The \\\'\\\'Scolosaurus\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure\\\'\\\'.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (\\\'\\\'Coelophysis\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Tanystropheus\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Allosaurus\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'TyrannosaurusRex\\\'\\\') are villains, trying to eat the main human cast.

* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with \\\'\\\'TyrannosaurusRex\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Allosaurus\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Diplodocus\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Triceratops\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'Plateosaurus\\\'\\\'. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as \\\'\\\'Coelophysis\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Tanystropheus\\\'\\\' or \\\'\\\'Phytosaurus\\\'\\\', and using \\\'\\\'Scolosaurus\\\'\\\' instead of \\\'\\\'Ankylosaurus\\\'\\\'.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: \'\'Tanystropheus\'\' is referred to as a dinosaur, even though it actually belongs to an ancient group of reptiles named Protosauria. Also, it has an appetite for humans, even though it was probably a fish-eater.
* AuthorAvatar: Great-Uncle Lancelot\'s appearance and mannerism resembles Gerald Durrell a lot. In the Hungarian translation he\'s even [[DubNameChange renamed]] Great-Uncle \'\'Gerry\'\'.
* BambooTechnology: The Belladonna runs entirely on this, and is even \'\'made of\'\' bamboo.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The \'\'Scolosaurus\'\' in \'\'The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure\'\'.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (\'\'Coelophysis\'\', \'\'Tanystropheus\'\', \'\'Allosaurus\'\' and \'\'TyrannosaurusRex\'\') are villains, trying to eat the main human cast.
* TheDragon: Throttlethumbs in \'\'The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure\'\'.

* GentleGiant: So many examples. Gorilla, Elephant, Blue Whale, Killer Whale, Polar Bear, Bison and Boa Constrictor in \'\'The Fantastic Flying Journey\'\'; \'\'Plateosaurus\'\', \'\'Diplodocus\'\' and \'\'Scolosaurus\'\' in \'\'The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure\'\'.
* GreenAesop: It\'s a Gerald Durrell book after all.
* KillerGorilla: {{Discussed}}, and then ultimately {{averted}} with Gorilla. He first appears hostile, but just tries to scare the humans away, and becomes rather friendly once he learns the humans don\'t mean any threat.

* SavageWolves: The wolves attack a herd of musk oxen; the heroes drive them away with fireworks, but discuss that the wolves aren\'t evil, just hunting for food.
* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with \'\'TyrannosaurusRex\'\', \'\'Allosaurus\'\', \'\'Diplodocus\'\', \'\'Triceratops\'\' and \'\'Plateosaurus\'\'. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as \'\'Coelophysis\'\', \'\'Tanystropheus\'\' or \'\'Phytosaurus\'\', and using \'\'Scolosaurus\'\' instead of \'\'Ankylosaurus\'\'.

''The Fantastic Flying Journey'' is a children's book by Creator/GeraldDurrell, illustrated by Graham Percy. It tells the story of the Dollybutt children, Emma, Conrad and Ivan, and their adventures around the world in their Great-Uncle Lancelot's balloon, the Belladonna, as they search for their missing Great-Uncle Perceval, who vanished two years before while studying gorillas in Africa. Along the way, the children and Lancelot talk to the various animals they meet with the aid of a mysterious grey powder, an invention of Perceval's which enables them to communicate with animals.

There is also a sequel, ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure'', in which Lancelot and the children travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in pursuit of the evil Sir Jasper Collywobble.

* AuthorAvatar: Great-Uncle Lancelot's appearance and mannerism resembles Gerald Durrell a lot. In the Hungarian translation he's even [[DubNameChange renamed]] Great-Uncle ''Gerry''.
* BambooTechnology: The Belladonna runs entirely on this, and is even ''made of'' bamboo.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The ''Scolosaurus'' in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''
* CarnivoreConfusion: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'', ''Allosaurus'' and ''TyrannosaurusRex'') are villains, trying to eat the main human cast.
* TheDragon: Throttlethumbs in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''.

* GentleGiant: So many examples. Gorilla, Elephant, Blue Whale, Killer Whale, Polar Bear, Bison and Boa Constrictor in ''The Fantastic Flying Journey''; ''Plateosaurus'', ''Diplodocus'' and ''Scolosaurus'' in ''The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure''.
* GreenAesop: It's a Gerald Durrell book after all.
* KillerGorilla: {{Discussed}}, and then ultimately {{averted}} with Gorilla. He first appears hostile, but just tries to scare the humans away, and becomes rather friendly once he learns the humans don't mean any threat.

* SavageWolves: The wolves attack a herd of musk oxen; the heroes drive them away with fireworks, but discuss that the wolves aren't evil, just hunting for food.
* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with ''TyrannosaurusRex'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Triceratops'' and ''Plateosaurus''. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as ''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'' (although, as mentioned above, it is not a dinosaur) or ''Phytosaurus'', and using ''Scolosaurus'' instead of ''Ankylosaurus''.
* TimeMachine: In the sequel.
* TranslatorMicrobes

* AnimalStereotypes: Some are PlayedStraight, some are {{Averted}} and some are {{Deconstructed}}.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Mostly averted in the first book, where many of the carnivores (e.g. Killer Whale, Polar Bear and Boa Constrictor) are acknowledged to be carnivores, but are very friendly with the main characters. Played entirely straight in the second book, where all carnivores (''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'', ''Allosaurus'' and ''TyrannosaurusRex'') are trying to eat the main human cast.

* AuthorAvatar: Great-Uncle Lancelot's appearance and mannerism resembles Gerald Durrell a lot. In the Hungarian translation he's even renamed Great-Uncle ''Gerry''.

* StockDinosaurs: Played straight with ''TyrannosaurusRex'', ''Allosaurus'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Triceratops'' and ''Plateosaurus''. Averted by most of the Triassic fauna, such as ''Coelophysis'', ''Tanystropheus'' (although, as mentioned above, it is not a dinosaur) or ''Phytosaurus'', and using ''Scolosaurus'' (which is a synonym for ''Euoplocephalus'') instead of ''Ankylosaurus''.

''The Fantastic Flying Journey'' is a children's book by Gerald Durrell, illustrated by Graham Percy. It tells the story of the Dollybutt children, Emma, Conrad and Ivan, and their adventures around the world in their Great-Uncle Lancelot's balloon, the Belladonna, as they search for their missing Great-Uncle Perceval, who vanished two years before while studying gorillas in Africa. Along the way, the children and Lancelot talk to the various animals they meet with the aid of a mysterious grey powder, an invention of Perceval's which enables them to communicate with animals.