Common Sense Media Review
By Tracy Moore
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Dinosaur sequel offers strong lessons about cooperation.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
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Where to Watch
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The Land Before Time III: The Time of Great Giving
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What's the Story?
In this second sequel to The Land Before Time, in-fighting and suspicions complicate harmony in Great Valley when a mysterious meteorite hits earth, clogging up the water supply. Will the dinosaurs be able to put their differences aside to save their community?
Is It Any Good?
There's a lot here to entertain and inform: songs, dinosaurs, nature, playfulness, and a boatload of positive lessons about cooperation and communication.
Kids who like dinosaurs and nature will enjoy this tale of survival, and parents will appreciate these very relatable family lessons about how we express ourselves, and how we get along with people who are different than us or who simply have a different approach to problem-solving.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about living with fewer resources. Have you ever had to cut back on something and not use as much? How did it make you feel? How did you handle it?
Does your family ever yell when upset? How does it make you feel? Try working on using your words in a calm voice to express your feelings.
Have you ever had to work with someone you disagreed with? How did you put aside your differences? What was the outcome?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : January 16, 2011
- Cast : Heather Hogan , Jeff Bennett , Linda Gary
- Director : Roy Allen Smith
- Studio : Universal Studios
- Genre : Family and Kids
- Topics : Animals ( Dinosaurs ) , STEM
- Run time : 71 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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