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  Flat Stanley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flat Stanley is the title character of a 1964 children's book (ISBN 0-06-009791-4) by Jeff Brown (1926?–December 3, 2003).
The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time.
Flat Ashley is a counterpart to Flat Stanley, in use in southeast Asia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flat_Stanley   (622 words)

  
 FlatStanley
Flat Stanley is a humorous tale of a boy who becomes "flat" when his bulletin board falls on him.
Stanley realizes that there are several advantages to being flat, such as the ability to slide under doors, through bars, and yes, being mailed in an envelope for long trips.
The best part of Stanley's "flat" period is when he is able to catch some thieves in the local museum.
collaboratory.nunet.net /ties/flatstanley/FlatStanley.html   (1300 words)

  
 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum - Flat Stanley's Visit
Flat Stanley can fit in places other people can not; he can retrieve his mother's ring from beneath a grate and pose as a wall painting to catch thieves in a museum.
Flat Stanley has been seen with Presidents of the United States, appeared on television, and traveled all over the world.
Flat Stanley returned from the FDR Library with a new FDR Library pin for his shirt and FDR Library pencils for Mrs.
www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu /stanley.html   (428 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Flat Stanley at Epinions.com
Stanley is flattened by a bulletin board one night as he slept.
For example, when Stanley offered to pose in the painting to catch those crooks, he expected to be a cowboy, but instead had to wear a dress and bonnet.
Stanley's brother, jealous of the neat things he could do as a flat person, tries to flatten himself by stacking encyclopedias on himself.
www.epinions.com /content_36385296004   (491 words)

  
 Flat Stanley
Flat Stanley is the title of a children's book written by Jeff Brown.
In the book, Stanley is a little boy who has many exciting adventures after being flattened by a falling bulletin board.
Recipients were asked to treat Flat Stanley as a guest and report back to the school on his activities before mailing him to someone else.
www.chushin.com /flat_stan.htm   (416 words)

  
 Flat Stanley and Flat Stella - Get Involved - IEW 2006
The Flat Stanley Project was started by Dale Hubert in 1995, and is based on a series of children's books by Jeff Brown.
In the story, Stanley Lambchop is a little boy who is squished flat by his bulletin board as he sleeps one night.
Flat Stanley has gone to such diverse locales as Ghana, Tibet, and Afghanistan, flown in space on the Space Shuttle Discovery, and met many politicians and celebrities.
iew.state.gov /get_involved/flat_stanley.htm   (233 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Flat Stanley(MI)
Flat Stanley portrays these issues in a way that seeks resolution by passionately seeking after God in the midst of our struggles.
Honesty is the best policy with Flat Stanley, and the band shows raw emotion in their lyrics to show how turning to God is important in the midst of our difficulties instead of turning to the things the world has to offer.
Flat Stanley wants to reach people by offering music that they can relate to while realizing that they are not alone in their feelings, but that God understands and will always be there.
www.purevolume.com /flatstanleymi   (181 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley (Hardcover)): English Books: Jeff Brown,Tomi Ungerer,Steve Bjorkman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As being flat has its advantages, Stanley has quite a few exciting adventures, one of which includes being placed in an envelope and mailed to friends in California for a vacation trip.
My favorite scene is that with Stanley's doctor---how he says of it not hurting Stanley to be flat "well, that's mostly how it is with these cases" as if he's seen hundreds of boys flattened by bulletin boards!
Flat Stanley is by far the most hilarious book ever.
www.amazon.de /Flat-Stanley-Hardcover/dp/0060206810   (1131 words)

  
 Flat Stanley
Stanley's mother had lost her ring in the kitchen sink- Stanley fit nicely into the drain and was a hero.
I was told in the letter that Flat Stanley was sent to me in hope that I would take him on adventures, and to report back to the class, by mail, what we had done.
Flat Stanley was SURE he could lift one Hundred pounds while standing on one foot.
www.geocities.com /beezer542/2fstanley.htm   (612 words)

  
 Student Projects - Flat Stanley
Flat Stanley is an e- mail project based the the children's book of the same name.
In the book a bulletin board falls on Stanley and he is flattened as flat as a piece of paper.
Stanley wants to go to California to see a friend who has recently moved so his parents fold him up and mail him to California.
www.laplaza.org /edu/tds/flatstanley.html   (126 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Flat Stanley 40th Anniversary Edition: Books: Jeff Brown,Scott Nash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stanley is just a normal healthy boy, but since a large notice-board fell on him, he’s been only half an inch thick.
Stanley is flat because he got squashed by a bulletin board.
We enjoyed Flat Stanley because he was good at going into the most unusual places, like envelopes and drains.
www.amazon.co.uk /Stanley-40th-Anniversary-Jeff-Brown/dp/0060097914   (465 words)

  
 CNN.com - Paper-thin globetrotter connects kids - Mar 3, 2005
Flat Stanley also promotes forging new relationships, said educator Michael Marks of the National Education Association.
For Lindsay, a student at Wilfrid, exchanging Flat Stanleys across long distances was memorable.
"When you came into the classroom in the morning and there was a Flat Stanley letter on your desk, it was really exciting," she said.
www.cnn.com /2005/EDUCATION/03/02/flatstanley/index.html   (888 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Flat Stanley: Books: Jeff Brown,Tomi Ungerer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In these stories Stanley accomplishes such feats as becoming a kite and catching a couple of art thieves by posing in a painting.
Flat Stanley 40th Anniversary Edition by Jeff Brown
Stanley, a typical American boy, finds his life suddenly transformed when he is flattened by a bulletin board.
www.amazon.com /Flat-Stanley-Jeff-Brown/dp/0060206810   (1524 words)

  
 Organize a Group Flat Stanley Project - Homeschooling
Stanley, a creation of author Jeff Brown, is a child unfortunate enough to be smooshed when a bulletin board falls on him whilst sleeping.
Through the Flat Stanley Project families have been trading flat versions of their children (and adults!) for years.
Some ideas for making flat kids include using a cut-out photo of the child, or a paper doll printed from the internet (Making Friends is a favorite site).
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24375.asp   (767 words)

  
 Flat Stanleys
This book is about a young boy named Stanley who is accidentally squished "as flat as a pancake" when a bulletin board falls on him.
FLAT STANLEY is "dressed" (using crayons, markers, paints, and sometimes fabric!) in clothes that he might wear to reflect the climate and / or activities FLAT STANLEY might see or do there.
We also send out a questionnaire so that we can find out what FLAT STANLEY saw or did in that faraway city, what the climate is like, the distance between that city and ours, and some interesting facts about that city.
www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us /valley_view/second/wolfe/stanley.html   (275 words)

  
 Get Involved – International Education Week 2004
In honor of International Education Week, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education are proud to participate in the Flat Stanley Project.
In January 2003, Flat Stanley met with President George Bush at the White House.
You are invited to take photos of Flat Stanley — and his friend, Flat Stella — at your school, institution, local landmarks, etc., and submit them for inclusion on the IEW web site.
exchanges.state.gov /iew/involved/flatstanley.htm   (214 words)

  
 Flat Stanley in Rhode Island
Stanley: I've been to the Rhode Island state house: Boy is that place big for such a tiny state.
Stanley: The important thing is that the kids get to learn more about other places.
Stanley: That people are people and kids are kids no matter where you go.
riroads.com /archive/flatstanley.htm   (619 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Meets Pres. Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Young children and parents all across the country know that Flat Stanley is a character in a story who was flattened by an accident.
Accordingly, teachers nationwide have young students make their own Flat Stanleys which they mail to people they know in other schools, states or countries as a way to improve their writing and communication skills and learn about different places.
With little hope but a willing attitude, Petri staffer Melissa Kok took the Flat Stanley with her to the President's speech at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.
www.house.gov /petri/press/flatstanley.htm   (305 words)

  
 the midnight diaries of catty wampus: flat stanley
Stanley has one of the most fascinating histories I've ever heard.
Stanley agreed to sit down with me for a few minutes to chat during his stay in Portland with my friend Alix.
FS: Being flat has allowed me to meet and spend time with so many great people and visit so many wonderful places that I think the hardest part is leaving once you’ve made that new friend.
www.sabudesign.com /blog/2006/04/flat-stanley.html   (628 words)

  
 USAID Asia and the Near East: Flat Stanley Visits Afghanistan
For anyone who does not know, Flat Stanley is a young boy who was flattened by a bulletin board one night while he was sleeping.
Flat Stanley met this young girl while she was waiting with her classmates to perform for the launching of the Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team on April 22, 2004.
The new provincial reconstruction team launched during Flat Stanley's visit is one of 13 joint civil and military teams working throughout the country.
www.usaid.gov /locations/asia_near_east/features/afgh-flat-stanley.html   (867 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Explores Communities WebQuest
Flat Stanley is preparing to go on some adventures and explore other communities.
Listen to the story of Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and then discuss, as a class, his different adventures and the problems and solutions that occur.
Color and cut your own Flat Stanley to send to someone in another community in the United States or in another country.
aldertrootes.wcpss.net /Internet/flatstanley.html   (770 words)

  
 Current Projects
This book narrates the story of a boy called Stanley who was squashed by a bulletin board whilst he was comfortably sleeping in bed.
In the morning, his family realised that Stanley had become flat and that he could now pass underneath doors, travel in envelopes etc. Infact, it is here that the project starts.
Children then send their Flat Stanley to other schools around the world on school visits, at home etc. Then, after this period of time, Flat Stanley returns back home full of pictures, souveniers, photos and information about the place he visited.
www.geocities.com /mirmt1/cproj.html   (455 words)

  
 Bailey McKee's Flat Stanley
Population of Dillingham is just under 2500, but it doubles in the spring and summer as people come here for the fishing and tourist industry.
Here is one of Flat Stanley's new school friends.
Flat Stanly flies to King Salmon for a meeting to protect the environment.
uregina.ca /~radenbat/bailey_flatstanley   (322 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Flat Stanley Audio Collection: Books: Jeff Brown,Daniel Manus Pinkwater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On doing so my granddaughters and of course myself have become involved with Stanley on this holiday// He has been to polo/visited the local police station as is about to be interviewed by the local paper.
Flat Stanley is a really great book and I think it was really intresting and funny when you read it you will feel like your in the book
Stanley finds many advantages to being flat- he is able to catch art robbers and be flown as a kite.
www.amazon.ca /Stanley-Audio-Collection-Jeff-Brown/dp/0060527668   (1262 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Flat Stanley had been gone for six weeks and today was the day he was coming home!
DC second grade teachers have developed Lesson Plans for Flat Stanley and seven other children's books.
In 1914 a little girl was "mailed" to her grandmother when her parents could not afford to buy a train ticket for her.
gardenofpraise.com /stanley.htm   (549 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Activity Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Monday: Stanley's family name Lambchop is a compound word.
Write the phrase that tells what Stanley is being compared to.
Ask them what Flat Stanley should have done when people called him names.
scican.net /~jsheppar/stanley/StanActivity.html   (669 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Flat Stanley: Books: Jeff Brown ,Steve Bjorkman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stanley in Space (Flat Stanley) by Jeff Brown
Flat Stanley literature unit from edHelper includes vocabulary, review units and final quiz, activities, puzzles, and more.
Then one day a bulletin board falls on him and suddenly Stanley is flat.
www.amazon.com /Flat-Stanley-Jeff-Brown/dp/0590675230   (572 words)

  
 FSLessonPlan
In the book Stanley is a little boy who gets squashed flat when his bulletin board falls on him.
Many teachers have seized the opportunity and have used Flat Stanleys to motivate their students to write and share experiences with others.
The main purpose of the Flat Stanley project is to encourage children and teachers in schools around the world to interact with each other to exchange information about different cultural backgrounds and/or geographical regions.
www.im4kidz.org /fslessonplan.html   (902 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Print View   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After measuring the paper for Stanley and drawing Stanley to the correct dimensions, practice using inches, feet, and yards to measure other things.
Weigh the students and have them estimate how much Stanley weighed before he was flat.
Introduce the concept of density by asking them how much Stanley weighed after he was flat.
www.scican.net /~jsheppar/stanley/StanPrint.html   (1561 words)

  
 Flat Stanley goes to see Hohokam Archaeology in Arizona
Stanley came for a visit to the Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona in March 2004.
Stanley also visited some important Hohokam archaeological sites and learned something about the desert vegetation along the way.
While Flat Stanley was here in Arizona, he has visited a few interesting places...
archaeology.la.asu.edu /vm/Education/stanley/index.html   (366 words)

  
 Flat Stanley Tours Chicago
Each student will orally present their Stanley project to the class and display the paper doll, letter, photos, etc. on the U.S./world map on the hall bulletin board where the whole school can see Stanley's travels.
View student photos of Flat Stanley's travels and students acting out scenes from the story.
Students will be assessed on comprehension by completing a list of questions from events take place in the story of Flat Stanley.
collaboratory.nunet.net /ties/flatstanley/FlatStanleyChgo.html   (1329 words)

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