The Adventures

Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure!

This is the book that prompted thousands of fun Flat Stanley classroom projects! When Jeff Brown wrote a story about a boy who gets flattened and then travels the world by mail, he had no idea he’d be sparking a movement that would catch on like wildfire. Read the book that started all the activity!

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Flat Stanley: Stanley, Flat Again!

The perfect reading companion to Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure. In Stanley, Flat Again! Stanley resignedly realizes that he’s turned flat once more. Always cheerful, Stanley puts his flatness to good use. He “sails” in a boat race—and ultimately becomes a hero when he saves one of his classmates in a daring rescue.

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Flat Stanley: Invisible Stanley

This is no science project—Stanley Lambchop wakes up to discover that he’s completely invisible! Once he adjusts, Stanley learns all about how useful invisibility can be. But then comes adventure—and a bank robbery that only Flat Stanley can stop!

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Flat Stanley: Stanley in Space

Get teaching ideas about what it means to be an “Ambassador” with Stanley in Space! After the President calls on the Lambchop family, Stanley is excited to learn they’ll be traveling through space to the newly discovered planet Tyrra. The people in Tyrra need help—help that only Flat Stanley can give!

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The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set

The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set offers four newly-repackaged Flat Stanley classics—Flat Stanley, Stanley in Space, Invisible Stanley, and Stanley, Flat Again—in a handy box set with an exciting new look of its own.

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Stanley and the Magic Lamp

The story of the genie and the magic lamp is hugely popular for elementary school children, and now kids can see it come to life in Stanley Lambchop’s living room! When Stanley rubs an old lamp and a genie pops out, it looks like all the Lambchops’ wishes will come true . . . but magic can be messier than it seems!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity

Take your class on a history excursion to Mount Rushmore with Flat Stanley, where a real Wild West adventure awaits them! This tale of an abandoned mine for gold is the perfect tie-in to units on the Gold Rush and the great American West.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #2: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery

Looking for a thrilling new way to introduce kids to ancient history and geography? Send them on a trip to Egypt with Flat Stanley, and create activities around the ancient treasures, bustling bazaars, as well as the great pyramids themselves!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #3: The Japanese Ninja Surprise

The third escapade in the Worldwide Adventures series takes Flat Stanley to Japan—the land of ninja masters, the bullet train, sushi, and origami—when he sends himself as fan mail to his ninja idol. Your class will be clamoring for an activity that allows them to write to their own heroes!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #4: The Intrepid Canadian Expedition

Canada comes to life in exciting detail as Flat Stanley travels over Niagara Falls as a barrel, is pulled through the wintry northland by sled dogs, and skis down the Rocky Mountains! The Great North has never been more accessible to elementary school kids!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #5: The Amazing Mexican Secret

Looking for a way to spice up your geography lessons? Send your class off to Mexico with Flat Stanley, where he’s searching for a secret ingredient! Assisted by some new friends, they’ll dodge spies and sail over waterfalls in a Mexican adventure with a surprise twist.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #6: The African Safari Discovery

After a flat skull is discovered in Africa, Flat Stanley and his family are determined to find the archaeologist’s camp and see if the skull will tell Stanley anything about his own flatness. Tie this adventure into your lesson plans on archaeology or Africa’s animals for an exciting way to send your class on a safari—without leaving the classroom!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #7: The Flying Chinese Wonders

Follow Flat Stanley to Beijing, China with your students! Between flying through the air with expert acrobats, rolling down the Great Wall of China, learning how to use chopsticks and having a close encounter with a giant panda, your students will experience all that China has to offer. Create lesson plans on Chinese geography, history, and culture as a tie-in to this extraordinary adventure.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #8: The Australian Boomerang Bonanza

Invite your students on a trip with Flat Stanley and Arthur to the continent of Australia! Swim above the Great Barrier Reef, hike through the Outback and make a stop at Ayer’s Rock, play with the kangaroos, and learn Aussie slang. Lesson plans for Australian geography, history, and culture will enhance this fantastic adventure read.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #9: The US Capital Commotion

From the National Archives to the Apollo 11 space capsule, and all the way to the Oval Office have your students join Flat Stanley on a trip to the capital of the United States. Geography and history lesson plans will come alive as Flat Stanley explores Washington D.C.’s rich past and discovers what it means to be a true hero. Classroom activities on U.S. government and geography will enhance Flat Stanley’s exciting trip to meet the President.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #10: Showdown at the Alamo

Bring your students on a “big” adventure to the great state of Texas! Stanley, along with family and friends, visits the state’s capital, learns about the battle at the Alamo, and even gets introduced to Davy Crockett and Sam Houston (two horses at a dude ranch). There are plenty of fun facts scattered throughout the story that will be perfect for Texas history and geography lessons within the classroom.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #11: Framed in France

From climbing to the top of the Eiffel Tower to seeing the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, students will love seeing Paris through Flat Stanley’s eyes! Lessons on art history and the city of Paris will pair perfectly with Stanley’s quest to catch an art thief in the city of light.

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #12: Escape to California

Explore California geography with Flat Stanley as the Lambchops visit the redwood forest and the Golden Gate Bridge on their family vacation to San Francisco. Students will root for Stanley and his new friend Lily as they attempt to make history by being the first to escape from Alcatraz prison!

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Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #13: The Midnight Ride of Flat Revere

The Lambchop family is off to Boston, Massachusetts, for a little history and a whole lot of fun. When the Lambchop family gets to Boston, Stanley is excited to go on a Duck Tour, eat lunch at Quincy Market, and see Fenway Park baseball stadium. Stanley even gets to be in a reenactment of American Colonist Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride. But Stanley has a problem. The Lambchops’ friend, Dr. Dan, is in town, too, and he’s giving a speech about his cure for flatness. And he wants Stanley to talk about being flat! But does Stanley want to change and be a regular kid, or would it be better to stay flat after all?

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Stanley’s Christmas Adventure

The Flat Stanley books take a holiday joyride when the Lambchop family heads off to the North Pole! It turns out Santa Claus is in a bit of a funk this year. His daughter, Sarah Claus, asks Stanley if he’ll help convince Santa that Christmas should go on after all. From elves to gifts to the joy of the season, Stanley’s Christmas Adventure is one festive way to get kids reading!

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Flat Stanley and the Haunted House

Spread the spirit of Halloween in your class with the beloved children’s character, Flat Stanley! Stanley and his family can’t wait for their school’s spooky Halloween party. But when Stanley sees a friend being bullied at the party, he knows that he has to help. Soon, Stanley comes up with a frighteningly hilarious plan to help his friend and save the Halloween celebration!

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Flat Stanley and the Firehouse

Let Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, help your students put the fire safety tips they learned at school into action! Take a tour of the local firehouse with the Lambchop family, learn how firefighters prepare for their job, and climb aboard a real fire truck for a special rescue mission where only Flat Stanley can save the day. Students will learn about fire safety tips, the inner-workings of a fire house, and the importance of teamwork.

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Flat Stanley at Bat

When Flat Stanley tries out for the baseball team, he instantly becomes a star player. But does his flatness give him an unfair advantage in the game? Flat Stanley at Bat teaches young readers an excellent lesson in sportsmanship.

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Flat Stanley Goes Camping

Share Flat Stanley’s camping adventure with your class, where students follow Stanley and Arthur as they explore the woods during a family vacation. When the brothers are startled by a skunk, Stanley remembers that being flat isn’t so bad after all! Flat Stanley’s easy to follow I Can Read adventure is filled with -perfect for reading by lamp, or flashlight!

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Flat Stanley: Show-and-Tell, Flat Stanley!

Students will enjoy this lively I Can Read! story about how Squeakers the mouse runs off with Arthur’s teacher’s her sparkly new engagement ring. Luckily, Stanley has attended class with Arthur as his Show-and-Tell item, so helps save the day. Students will learn a valuable lesson about how to act in a difficult situation and about pitching in to help others.

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