The great Egyptian grave robbery

Format:

Book

Title:

The great Egyptian grave robbery

Author:

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

ISBN:

9780061429927

9780061429934

9780329746988

9780606071390

9781442027312

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

80, 3 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series title(s):

Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures ;

Number in series:

BK. NO. 2.

Summary:

Asked to travel to Egypt to help with an urgent archaeological expedition, Flat Stanley suspects that he might be helping grave robbers and must rely on his quick thinking, unique flatness, and new friends to make things right.

Program Information:

Reading Counts RC 3-5 3.7 4.0 46986.

Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.0 4.4 130959.

Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 4.4 1 Quiz 130959 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.

Subject(s):

Grave robbing -- Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.

Pyramids -- Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.

Grave robbing -- Fiction.

Pyramids -- Egypt -- Fiction.

Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.

Egypt -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Added Author:

Brown, Jeff, 1926-2003.

Pamintuan, Macky

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Lyons Public Library	JR FLAT	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Dallas Public Library	+ FICTION - PENNYPACKER	Searching... Unknown
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Pennypacker, S.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Newberg Public Library	SHORT CHAPTER FLAT	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Salem Main Library	J Brown, J.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting second installment in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley Lambchop travels to Egypt!

Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart of a great pyramid. But what if even the flattest boy on Earth can't wriggle out of this dark tomb--and the terrible mess he finds himself in?

This unforgettable adventure features fun, fascinating facts about Egypt! 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!

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Pennypacker ably continues the adventures of Flat Stanley, originated by Jeff Brown, in this short chapter book. Having been flattened by a falling bulletin board, the half-an-inch-thick boy uses his unique physique to good advantage, mailing himself places, slipping under doors, and wriggling through thin cracks. In this installment, Stanley Lambchop receives a letter from Sir Abu Shenti Hawara, who offers him a chance to go to Egypt and assist on an important archaeological dig. He travels via airmail in an envelope provided by Hawara. Once there, Stanley befriends a girl named Amisi. Together, they thwart a group of thugs intent on thieving treasures from an ancient tomb. The narrative is filled with touches of lighthearted humor. The story stands on its own, and the exposition explaining Stanley's previous adventure foiling art thieves seems unnecessary. Large font and a generous proportion of sharp-angled cartoon drawings make this book a quick and easy read. Appended are a fact sheet on Egypt and a teaser chapter from the next installment in the series, certain to hook readers into coming back for more.-Madigan McGillicuddy, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Written by Sara Pennypacker. These brief chapter books find our hero using his state of flatness to rescue his friend from a rockslide at Mount Rushmore and to foil tomb raiders in Egypt. With their breezy "Oh, golly" tone and broad humor (also apparent in the black-and white cartoons) deftly mimicking the originals, these geography-themed books will likely be popular with kids and social studies teachers. [Review covers these Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures titles: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery and The Mount Rushmore Calamity.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.