This is the story of a boy who becomes flat after a bulletin board falls on him, and all the adventures he goes on while "flat". (Spoiler alert: he doesn't stay flat forever!)
It has recently regained popularity because of the Flat Stanley Project. This is a project in which students make paper dolls and mail them to different locations around the world. The people receiving "Flat Stanley" are asked to host his adventures: take photos of him visiting different places, keep a journal, etc., and then pass him along to another location. They share his adventures with the students who sent him. Students learn about literacy, geography, communication, etc.
If you want to learn more about it, check out this website:
Nice choice Kathy and your right, it is hard to narrow it down to just one favorite children' book when there are so many.
ReplyDeleteI love this book! I remember when I was younger my cousin came down from CT to FL to visit and he brought Flat Stanley with him as a project. He had to take pictures with him during the vacation. I didn't understand it until I read the book.
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