Flat Stanley Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 2) by Jeff Brown

Flat Stanley Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 2) Reviews

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  Matt

  New to the world of Flat Stanley, Neo chose this book to begin his exploration. Flat Stanley has come to accept his difference and finds that there are some wonderful things about being flat. However, he cannot deny that the teasing and stares can get a little off-putting. During a family camping trip, Stanley and his brother venture off together, where they find a few things that go wrong. Stanley will have to use all his abilities to help the situation, but will it be enough.
  
  Neo mentioned liking the setting for the story, as camping can be a lot of fun. He felt that Flat Stanley was a great character, especially since he could do so many things. There was a great moral about loving yourself for who and what you are, rather than trying to fit the ides of others. A great book for early readers with easy words and a funny idea.
  
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  Cam

  This book is for a higher level kindergartener or 1st grade reader. Flat Stanley goes camping with his family and he realizes how he can help out being different. As a parent to younger children I did majority of the reading with this book.
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  Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)

  Does anyone else ever feel like Stanley gets taken advantage of by his family since he is "flat"? Weird concept too.
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  niko papakirk

  honestly, i am vividly impressed by the deep thought and emotion placed in this book. given to me as a joke, i suddenly found at that even though it is beyond my reading level, i can still learn a valuable lesson or two from it.
  
  brown does a great job of laying out the context of stanley’s life and the background into how his “flatness” came about. the transition into the family camping trip was spot-on seamless. though i will try to avoid giving spoilers out i must say it was a simple conflict that was easily resolved by stanley believing in himself and using his traits.
  
  i would highly recommend this to any children or people simply looking to meet their goal for the year.
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  Neo

  New to the world of Flat Stanley, I chose this book to begin the exploration. Flat Stanley has come to accept his difference and finds that there are some wonderful things about being flat. However, he cannot deny that the teasing and stares can get a little off-putting. During a family camping trip, Stanley and his brother venture off together, where they find a few things that go wrong. Stanley will have to use all his abilities to help the situation, but will it be enough.
  
  I really liked the setting for the story, as camping can be a lot of fun. I felt that Flat Stanley was a great character, especially since he could do so many things. There was a great moral about loving yourself for who and what you are, rather than trying to fit the ides of others. A great book for early readers with easy words and a funny idea.
  
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  Eli Poteet

  i totally participated in "flat stanley" as a kid so this throwback was sweet. but the word choices were inappropriate and i think the story itself sucked. lets queer flat stanley!
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  Erin

  Flat Stanley doesn't like being flat in this book. His family tries to convince him that there are lots of amazing flat things out there--pancakes, newspapers, bacon! But he still doesn't believe that it's a good thing to be flat. They all go camping. While Stanley and his brother are out exploring, they get lost, have to jump off a cliff to get away from a skunk, and go rafting down the river when they eventually see the campsite from afar. Stanley's brother points out that if it weren't for Stanley's flatness, they never would have made it back. Stanley made himself into a glider to save them from jumping off a cliff AND he turned himself into a raft to get down the river. In the end, Stanley feels much better about being who he is.
  
  Good for preschool or older kid storytimes.
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  Lynn Davidson

  Stanley is a boy who is flat because of an accident. He, his parents and his brother Arthur go camping, and while Stanley and Arthur were exploring they meet up with an animal they really don't want to meet. They run but right to a cliff. Stanley learns that sometimes it's quite okay to be flat.
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  AMY

  Funny story. Realistic. Good story for K-2. Recommended for ES.
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  Lex

  boredom
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  Kourtney

  Liked the story loved Flat Stanley as a kid
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  MONIKA

  It makes sense because the book is flat
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  Margaret Chind

  This book arrived in the mail and I have to say I am unfamiliar with
  Flat Stanley. Yet I think it was the next day when I discovered "the Flat Stanley series" on a recommended reading list. Thus I have become intrigued. After joining Stanley and his brother Arthur on a camping adventure I'm full of smiles. I know this book will provide kiddos with laughter and grins. It also has some great jumping off points for conversation on being different.
  
  
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  Alice

  Okay, stay with me here...Flat Stanley has a disability. If he were a 'real' boy, he would be in a wheel chair, or some other handicap...I mean...the dude is flat. But what this books shows is being flat, can have advantages and that is what important. This book can show kids that weakness can be strengths if we let them. Some may think I am over analyzing this and it is just Flat Stanley, the kid that fits in a post box slot, but I think it can be interpreted to much more.
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  Holly Letson

  I picked this up for FREE in the Book Sale Room at the Downtown Library. It was a somewhat different cover and size. I believe it was originally in a happy meal somewhere.
  
  It was a decent read, but nothing special. The concept of a kid being flat is not really all that believable. And, he has ever right to be tired of it, since they use him for silly things like piling wood on to carry to camp.
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  Nikki

  I was very disappointed to see the following exchange in the book:
  
  "I'm sick of being flat," said Stanley one morning.
  "Flat is lame."
  "Lame?" said Mrs. Lambchop.
  "Why, some of the best things in the world are flat!"
  
  Lame describes a person who has a disability. It should not be used by a child when they are not happy with their life.
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  Samantha

  Flat Stanley is feeling bad about being flat, but his flatbody saves the day when his family goes camping.
  
  A good read for newly independent readers, this book would be a great stepping stone on the way to reading chapter books. Grades 1-3.
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  Lisa

  cute story
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  Alexandra Chauran

  My kids loved this story because it was filled with adventure. This showed the camaraderie between siblings as well.
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  Rebecca

  Very clever and funny. my kids love these.
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  Sarah

  I found this story a little... two-dimensional (ba-doom-chhhh).
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  Mary Helene

  Irene (age 6) dictates her opinion:
  It is very good. I love it.
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  K Morlando

  A nice beginner book for children learning to read.