Maddie's Stanley Visits Alaska
 Stanley is visiting Sharon, Dominic, Andrew, Martin, Nathan, and Bryan in Copper Center, Alaska.

Alaska is the largest state in The United States. There is a lot of wildlife in Alaska.

Caribou are really cool animals. When they are on a farm, they are called reindeer. In the wild, they migrate from Alaska to Canada every year.
 

The Kennicott Mine used to process copper ore. It is closed down now but you can still take a tour and see the old buildings and machinery.
 

Sharon writes: The Grizzly Bears always find their way to the rivers by June when the salmon start running up stream to return home and lay their eggs. Bears spend the summer eating salmon. In the fall, they look for berries.
 

Fishing and other outdoor activities are very popular in Alaska. The mountains and rivers are very beautiful!
 

Quinn's Flat Stanley Goes to Germany!

Quinn's Stanley visited his cousins Jonas and Jack, and his Aunt Marta and Uncle Bjorn in Bonn, Germany. Bonn is a beautiful city on the Rhine River.

Aunt Marta writes:

Lauren's Flat Stanley Visits Bruehl, Germany

Germany is a beautiful country in western Europe. The capital of Germany is Berlin.

Stanley is visiting the Sodemann family, Felix, Maximilian, Marion, and Klaus.

It looks like Stanley is helping out with the cooking! She is wearing her chef's hat and apron! Looks yummy, Stanley and Sodemann family!

Stanley is ready for a game of chess.

 It's your move, Stanley!

Klaus sent news of how Stanley spent his time with family and friends in Germany!

Happy Mother's Day!  Marion is enjoying breakfast in bed!

 Yum! Fresh strawberries!
 

 Stanley was happy to try muesli.

 Stanley has been watching this blackbird sitting on her nest!

More delicious food for Stanley! 
 

 I hope you didn't eat that all by yourself, Stanley!
 

It's nice to see the boys helping Stanley take good care of her teeth.

 The Sodemann family gave Stanley a nice going away party and invited the neighbors. The boys look like they are ready for a trip to the American west!

Stanley is ready for the long trip back to the U.S.
In fact, she has arrived safely back to our classroom. 

Gracie's Flat Stanley in the South Pacific

 Gracie's Flat Stanley (Flat Sally) has had an amazing adventure with Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Jackie. She flew from Knoxville, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles, California to Sydney, Australia. After two days in Sydney, they sailed on a huge cruise ship called Voyages of the Seas. They traveled from island to island in the South Pacific and across the equator to Hawaii. They went to Fiji, Noumea, Mystery Island, Vanuata, The Isle of Pines, and New Caledonia. After a trip to Brisbane, Australia to visit friends, they sailed on another ship, The Millennium back to Fiji and on to Morea, Bora Bora, Tahiti and Hawaii. It was an amazing trip!

Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Jackie and the cruise ship Millennium.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia.

 

A tiki totem in Isle of Pines, New Caledonia.

 A Fiji policeman.

 Sally is about to enjoy a Fiji feast.

Rafting on a river in Fiji.

Sally crossed the equator and the International Dateline.

 

 Sally is ready to go surfing in Hawaii.

 Sally is playing a nice Hawaiian tune on the ukulele.

 Sally thinks Ms. LaRosa would like this cup of coffee!

 Sally is surrounded by jewelry from Fiji, Australia, Morea, Bora Bora, and Tahiti.