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

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Flat Stanley is excited to travel in the airplane from Kansas to Texas. 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	Flat Stanley is fascinated by all of the changing views from the airplane window. The plane landed at Houston Hobby airport. Flat Stanley was amazed by the activity on the ground as we exchanged passengers and luggage.
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Aunt Linda explains to Flat Stanley that it is only a matter of time before he can get off the airplane. There is one more take off and touch down before they reached their destination.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	As the airplane accelerates and climbs back into the sky, the pilot circled so Flat Stanley could see the airport. How does the pattern of roads at the airport differ from the pattern of highways for vehicles that keep their wheels on the ground?
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Wow, parts of the wing are reflecting the sun to create a pattern of brightly marked dots. It is fun to see the sea of clouds once more.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	San Antonio Texas is coming into view. The eighth largest U.S. city has many buildings, walls, and bridges constructed of cut limestone blocks taken from the ground. Can you see where the limestone is quarried from the ground?
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	As the airplane flies over housing areas, more interesting patterns are observed. Can you see a swimming pool in this picture? Is the street you live on curved or straight?
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	As the airplane wheels connect with the runway, the flying machine taxied to the destination gate. Flat Stanley wondered if one of his cousins might be aboard the airplane that he could see was preparing to take off.
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Flat Stanley was happy to begin his newest adventures in San Antonio. Why do you think this truck pulled up beside Flat Stanley's airplane?
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Whoa the excitement is building. Flat Stanley squints his eyes to see San Antonio at night! He anxiously looked out the window wondering what he would see the next day.
Aunt Linda explained that they had come to San Antonio for the 2006 Association of Library and Information Science Educators and the American Library Association Mid-Winter meetings.	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Flat Stanley examined the poster for presentation, then turned and listened to Aunt Linda explain how popular he was among library educators and librarians. Flat Stanley just wanted to see the city.

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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.