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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Mount Rushmore Calamity by Sara Pennypacker

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Mount Rushmore Calamity was written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Macky Pamintuan. It is also important to note that Jeff Brown is the creator of this series. This is the first book in the series.
Genre: Juvenile
Sub-genre: Fiction
Theme: Traveling/Geography 
Primary and Secondary Characters: Flat Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop, and Stanley's brothers are the main characters in this book. The secondary characters are the doctor, Jasper, and George.
Awards:None
Publisher and Date of Publication: HarperCollins Publisher; 2009
Summary and Uses: This book is based off the old project "Flat Stanley." In this book, Flat Stanley and his family take a vacation to Mt. Rushmore and experience more than they first imagined. This book is great to use along side of the Flat Stanley project or to add to a lesson about Mt. Rushmore. The book is filled with facts that young readers will be captivated by. This book is adventure and action packed which will encourage males to read.