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Flat Stanley: On Ice
Flat Stanley and Arthur are excited to go ice-skating on the frozen lake. But when the weather suddenly warms up, Stanley finds himself skating on thin ice! Beginning readers will love following along with Flat Stanley's winter adventure.
Flat Stanly: On Ice is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
Flat Stanly: On Ice is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2015
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Jeff Brown
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Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.
Jeff Brown was born Richard Chester Brown. Originally a child actor, he became Jeff Brown because Actors Equity already had a Richard Brown as a member. A graduate of the Professional Children's School, he provided a child's voice in a radio drama and appeared onstage.
In Hollywood he worked for the producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and was a story consultant at Paramount. Preferring to write himself, he sold fiction and articles to national magazines while working at The New Yorker, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and finally at Warner Books, where he was a senior editor until 1980. The idea for Stanley came to him one night at bedtime when his sons J. C. and Tony were young and stalling for time. One asked what would happen if the big bulletin board on the wall were to fall on J. C., and Mr. Brown said he would most likely wake up flat. That led to speculation about what such a life might be like. After writing "Flat Stanley, " Mr. Brown went on to "Stanley and the Magic Lamp," "Stanley in Space," "Stanley's Christmas Adventure," "Invisible Stanley" and finally "Stanley, Flat Again!"
The Flat Stanley Project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in London, Ontario, Canada. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has gone with them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" (or pictures of the Stanley Lambchop character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time. In 2005, more than 6,500 classes from 48 countries took part in the Flat Stanley Project.
Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.
Jeff Brown was born Richard Chester Brown. Originally a child actor, he became Jeff Brown because Actors Equity already had a Richard Brown as a member. A graduate of the Professional Children's School, he provided a child's voice in a radio drama and appeared onstage.
In Hollywood he worked for the producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and was a story consultant at Paramount. Preferring to write himself, he sold fiction and articles to national magazines while working at The New Yorker, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and finally at Warner Books, where he was a senior editor until 1980. The idea for Stanley came to him one night at bedtime when his sons J. C. and Tony were young and stalling for time. One asked what would happen if the big bulletin board on the wall were to fall on J. C., and Mr. Brown said he would most likely wake up flat. That led to speculation about what such a life might be like. After writing "Flat Stanley, " Mr. Brown went on to "Stanley and the Magic Lamp," "Stanley in Space," "Stanley's Christmas Adventure," "Invisible Stanley" and finally "Stanley, Flat Again!"
The Flat Stanley Project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in London, Ontario, Canada. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has gone with them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" (or pictures of the Stanley Lambchop character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time. In 2005, more than 6,500 classes from 48 countries took part in the Flat Stanley Project.
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March 19, 2019
Flat Stanley On Ice
Awards: None
Grade Levels: Pre-K- 2nd
Original Summary: Stanley and his brother Arthur go skating on a frozen lake, where Stanley’s flat body seems to make him a better skater. When it warms ups, everyone but Stanley goes off of the ice to drink hot chocolate when the ice cracks leaving Stanley in a scary situation. Everyone teams up to help save him.
Original Review: If children are fans of the Flat Stanley books, they will find another book here in the series where he is involved in another adventure to see if his flat body will be an issue, then how will he resolve the problem he potentially gets into. This book is a level 2 reader, so children can read it by themselves or ask for help in the harder spots.
Classroom Uses: Can be used as a group read aloud, or for independent reading to help grow a student’s vocabulary/literacy. Especially good for those students that like the Flat Stanley series of books.
Awards: None
Grade Levels: Pre-K- 2nd
Original Summary: Stanley and his brother Arthur go skating on a frozen lake, where Stanley’s flat body seems to make him a better skater. When it warms ups, everyone but Stanley goes off of the ice to drink hot chocolate when the ice cracks leaving Stanley in a scary situation. Everyone teams up to help save him.
Original Review: If children are fans of the Flat Stanley books, they will find another book here in the series where he is involved in another adventure to see if his flat body will be an issue, then how will he resolve the problem he potentially gets into. This book is a level 2 reader, so children can read it by themselves or ask for help in the harder spots.
Classroom Uses: Can be used as a group read aloud, or for independent reading to help grow a student’s vocabulary/literacy. Especially good for those students that like the Flat Stanley series of books.
April 2, 2019
Flat Stanley was ice skating on ice. He slipped down and the ice cracked. But it was too late. He could not get off the ice. His brother arther was on the snow. He said knot your scarves together. And Stanley grabbed on the scarf.
August 11, 2020
Likeable character and a good teachable moment.
August 9, 2023
Brothers | Iceskating | Unexpected obstacles - Hilary
December 1, 2023
Awe Flat Stanley! Ice skating ⛸️ books were perfect for this ice cold day:
March 23, 2024
Maybe better than other two I read. I’m wondering if the first few were better. I’ve heard so many people loving these. They are okay. Nothing great.
January 2, 2026
My siblings love this book! They beg me to read it to them❤️❤️❤️
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February 10, 2017Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
February 6, 2017
Flat Stanley is a short, cute book about two brothers who make snow angels (something that Stanley is good at), and ice skating.
I read this with my 9 year old nephew who enjoyed looking at the great illustrations. He also had a fun time reading, as this book is geared to helping young children learn to read.
I can't wait to get my nephew more books in this series!
Please Note: This book was gifted to my nephew for Christmas from his teacher. All opinions are my own.
I read this with my 9 year old nephew who enjoyed looking at the great illustrations. He also had a fun time reading, as this book is geared to helping young children learn to read.
I can't wait to get my nephew more books in this series!
Please Note: This book was gifted to my nephew for Christmas from his teacher. All opinions are my own.
November 10, 2016
This book gives a quick recap of how Stanley became flat so even kids who don't know the series will feel clued in. It is a nice little story about finding what you're good at and working together. The text is nice and clear and most pages have just enough text for young readers. There is one page that I feel could have been broken up a bit.
April 17, 2016
After this book I spent 10 minutes talking about frozen lake safety.
April 3, 2017
The kids enjoyed this one. Well written for an easy reader.
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December 18, 2018Flat Stanley is a very unusual-looking boy. He is four feet tall, about a foot wide, and-most surprisingly-, he is half an inch thick! Today’s adventure starts at the ice skating pond. Naturally there are plenty of obstacles to overcome when you are only an inch thick. How do you put skates on when your feet are flat? As it turns out this is going to be the least of Flat Stanley’s problems. Find out how Flat Stanley is rescued after he unexpectedly finds himself in a perilous situation when the ice begins to crack. This high-interest story with its unique starring character is sure to grab the attention of the developing reader.
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April 3, 2019
Flat Stanley did ice skate good and he thought he will fall under the ice but he didn’t.
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