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The Amazing Adventures of Flat Stanley and Aunt Linda
by Susie Aber and Linda Lillard

http://www.geospectra.net/stanley/stanley.htm

Flat Stanley was created in 1964 by Jeff Brown, who continued writing about the life of Flat Stanley in a series of books. Stanley Lambchop's two-dimensional status was the result of an unfortunate accident involving a heavy bulletin board that fell onto him in the night. Although Stanley's creator, Jeff Brown, died in 2003, the escapades of Flat Stanley continue through the imagination of teachers and students around the globe. College Square Elementary in Beaver, Pennsylvania USA is one such location. Robert Harn and his elementary school classmates sent Flat Stanley to Aunt Linda for a visit during the holidays. The following is an account of the adventures of Flat Stanley and Aunt Linda, as narrated and photographed by their friend Susie.


Flat Stanley is back in Kansas to explore Emporia before going home to Pennsylvania.
The images below illustrate their adventures and an enlarged picture can be viewed by clicking on each scene.




Photo date 1/2006;
© by S.W. Aber

Another typical windy day in Emporia. Aunt Linda is helping Flat Stanley off the bicycle that he and his photographer took to school.

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© by S.W. Aber

Aunt Linda and her friend work at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.

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Aunt Linda goes into the William Allen White Library to get to her office. The library is named for a man who owned the newspaper and was a famous journalist.

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Aunt Linda introduced Flat Stanley to Corky the Hornet, the mascot for the school, who sits outside the library greeting people.

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They took one of the original elevators up to Aunt Linda's office.

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After getting off the elevator, the ofice is just a short trip through the library stacks where the library collection is housed.

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Flat Stanley enjoys his time in the office as Aunt Linda finishes her work.

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After work, Aunt Linda took Flat Stanley to the home of William Allen White, which is a open to the public as a state historical museum.

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The red rock was brought on train cars from Colorado to build the home for William and his family.

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Across the street is the elementary school named for this famous Emporian.

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© by S.W. Aber

After the tour, the trio went back to Emporia State University where Flat Stanley found a map of Pennsylvania that highlighted the geology of the state. He is getting homesick for Robert Harn, his friend back in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He enjoyed his visit but it is time to go home for new adventures.

Photo date 1/2006;
© by S.W. Aber
Susie, the photographer and member of the Flat Stanley fan club, tries to stay warm as she thinks about the cold winter weather back in Pennsylvania.


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© 2006 Notice: The Amazing Adventures of Flat Stanley and Linda webpage was created for educational purposes and while everyone is welcome to view these webpages, any other use or repackaging of these materials is prohibited without permission from the author, Dr. Susan W. Aber, abersusa@emporia.edu. Dr. Aber currently teaches in the Earth Science department at Emporia State University, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/abersusa.htm. This webpage was created January 22, 2006; last update September 27, 2006. All rights reserved.