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

By Jeff Brown and Macky Pamintuan

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this very first installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley Lambchop and his family visit one of America’s most famous monuments, Mount Rushmore!

Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, every trip is an adventure!

The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot—even for a flat boy like Stanley!

This unforgettable adventure features fun, fascinating facts about Mount Rushmore! And for parents and teachers, each Flat Stanley book is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, like multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast! Don’t miss any of Flat Stanley’s worldwide adventures!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Apr 21, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061908385

Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown created the beloved character of Flat Stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. He has written other outrageous books about the Lambchop family, including Flat Stanley, Stanley and the Magic Lamp, Invisible Stanley, Stanley’s Christmas Adventure, Stanley in Space, and Stanley, Flat Again! You can learn more about Jeff Brown and Flat Stanley at www.flatstanleybooks.com.

Book preview

Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures 1

The Mount Rushmore Calamity

Created by Jeff Brown

Written by Sara Pennypacker

Pictures by Macky Pamintuan

Contents

1. Ready, Set…

2. Go!

3. Calamity Jasper

4. Into the Mine!

5. On the Trail

6. Around the Campfire

7. There’s No Place Like Home

About the Author and the Illustrator

Other Books by Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures Series

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

1

Ready, Set…

Sleeping bags? George Lambchop called out to his wife, Harriet.

Check! answered Mrs. Lambchop. Wholesome snacks for the boys?

Check! replied Mr. Lambchop.

The Lambchop family was preparing for their vacation to Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They were each very excited about the adventure.

Mr. Lambchop was excited because he was going to collect another state park sticker for the rear window of the car.

Mrs. Lambchop was excited because she was going to learn more about the history of South Dakota.

Their younger son, Arthur, was excited because he was hoping to meet some real, live cowboys.

And Stanley, the Lambchops’ older son, was excited because he was going somewhere nobody would recognize him.

Not long ago, Stanley had awakened to find that his enormous bulletin board had fallen upon him during the night. Since then, the family had gotten used to having a flattened boy in the house. But when he ventured outside, he often caused a commotion: "Look, Marge! There he is…the famous flattened kid! Wonder what

Reviews for Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1

[santosdelosangeles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

how theres like 23 of these books wow just wow

[kfrost32 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a historical fiction book. This book is about a boy names Stanley who got flattened by a board one night so he is permanently flat! This specific book is about a trip that his family and him take to Mount Rushmore. While they are there, him and his brother meet a cowgirl named Calamity Jasper. Calamity takes them to a gold mine and they are determine to find gold but encounter many problems along the way.

[ethanboo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book. I'm in first grade. I got an advanced copy from Harper Collins. Stanley is such an awesome character. I recommend this book.