In This Wacky Adventure, Stanley Has The Opportunity To Travel To Mexico In Search Of His Friend's Great Grandmother Who Has The Ingredients To A Secret Seasoning. Stanley Dislikes Being Called Flatty, But He Does Enjoy Being Flat Enough To Slide Under Doors. Sometimes It Is Good To Be Flat And Sometimes Not. But When A Band Of Spies Threatens To Steal The Secret, Stanley's Simple Trip Becomes A Race Against An Opponent That Even A Flat Boy Like Himself Can't Slip Past!! children's Literatureįlat Stanley Is Flat Because His Bulletin Board Above His Bed Fell On Him One Night. A general purchase for Flat Stanley fans.- Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TXCopyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.When Stanley's Mother Needs The Secret Ingredient For A Special Recipe, Stanley Mails Himself To Mexico To Track Down Its Mysterious Maker. A comedy of errors ensues involving other students' show-and-tell highlights: Sophie's Squeakers the Mouse, Manny's grandpa's false teeth, and Miss Plum's new engagement ring disappear quickly within the building walls, but Stanley rescues them because of his flattened abilities as he goes in and out of cracks "like a boy-sized strip of taffy." Quick action in an easy-to-read format, frequent dialogue for developing readers, generous white space, and cartoon images come together as brother supports brother in a school adventure. Stanley Lambchop was "flat ever since a bulletin board fell on him." His younger brother convinces the reluctant boy to be part of their school's show-and-tell, as Stanley's wiggling ears (not his flatness) are seen as an entertaining novelty. K-Gr 2-This early reader continues the adventures of a character originally created by Jeff Brown. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th
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