Flat Stanley project for Matty.

1. FLAT STANLEY
SWEDEN
FEB – MAR 2011
Flat
Stanley’s
adventure
in
Stockholm,
Sweden
Dear Matty,
I
had
a
wonderful
time
visiting
Uncle
John
and
Auntie
Becky
in
Stockholm,
Sweden.
There
were
lots
of
fun
things
to
see
and
do,
and
I
learned
a
lot
about
Swedish
culture
and
about
the
people
who
live
there,
too.
I
arrived
in
the
middle
of
February,
where
it
was
still
snowy
and
dark.
At
this
time
of
the
year,
there
is
only
8
hours
of
sunlight
on
a
sunny
day,
and
while
I
was
here,
it
was
always
below
freezing
outdoors.
Nonetheless,
I
learned
that
the
Swedish
people
(Swedes)
are
not
held
back
by
the
darkness
and
cold
and
will
still
go
out
and
do
fun
things,
anyway!
The
Swedes
are
known
for
loving
nature
and
being
outdoors.
Even
in
a
big
city
like
Stockholm,
there
are
lots
of
green-­‐spaces,
like
parks,
planned
into
the
city.
This
allows
school
kids,
like
you
and
I
to
be
able
to
play
outdoors
all
year
round!

2. FEB – MAR 2011
The Swedes love outdoor life!
VASAPARKEN
This
is
a
picture
of
Vasaparken,
a
big
park
near
Auntie
Becky
and
Uncle
John’s
home.
The
soccer
field
at
this
park
is
flooded
during
the
winter
and
turned
into
an
ice-­‐skating
and
hockey
rink.
Here’s
a
picture
of
school
kids
during
their
P.E.
class
practicing
skating
techniques
and
.Etiam getting
some
fun
exercise.
I
was
kind
of
cold,
so
I
stayed
in
my
protective
plastic
“bubble”.
Auntie
Becky’s
dogs
were
having
a
lot
of
fun
in
the
snow,
too!
Etiam
et
urna
Auntie
Becky,
like
the
Swedes,
enjoys
being
outdoors.
She
took
me
running
with
her
one
day
and
here
I
am
in
my
plastic
“bubble”.
I’m
overlooking
Lake
Mälaren.
This
is
the
body
of
water
that
is
under
the
snow
in
this
picture.
If
you
look
really
carefully,
you
can
see
footprints
on
the
snow!
People
have
been
walking
on
top
of
the
frozen
lake!
Actually,
in
some
areas,
the
water
is
frozen
solid
so
that
a
path
can
be
made
for
people
to
walk,
cross-­‐country
ski
and
long-­‐skate
on
top
of
the
water!
Auntie
Becky
went
cross-­‐
country
skiing
on
top
of
a
different
frozen
lake
with
some
friends.
Here
I
am
hanging
out
with
some
skiers
and
here
are
some
people
getting
ready
to
go
long-­‐skating.
Long-­‐skating
is
not
popular
in
the
United
States.
The
skates
look
like
regular
ice-­‐skates,
except
the
blade
is
longer.
This
is
so
skaters
can
skate
long-­‐distance.
These
people
are
ready
to
take
a
skating
tour
around
the
lake.
How
fun!
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3. FEB – MAR 2011
Swedish Culture
In
addition
to
outdoor
activities,
Swedes
like
going
to
museums,
too.
There
are
lots
of
THE
MODERN
MUSEUM
museums
to
see
in
Stockholm.
One
night,
Auntie
Becky
took
me
to
the
Modern
THE
VASA
MUSEUM
Museum.
It
is
a
museum
that
has
lots
of
unique
modern
artwork
from
Swedish
artists
as
well
as
Uncle
John
took
me
to
the
Vasa
Museum
(Vasa
famous
artists
around
the
world.
We
saw
an
art
means
“Ship”)
one
evening.
This
is
a
historical
exhibition
of
a
French
photographer
(Jeanloup
museum
about
a
big
wooden
boat
that
was
built
Sieff)
who
has
taken
pictures
for
many
magazines.
by
King
Gustav
II
Adolf
in
the
early
1600’s.
It’s
sad
He
specializes
in
black
and
white
pictures.
We
to
hear,
but
I
learned
that
it
took
over
two
years
also
saw
an
exhibit
by
Eva
Löfdahl.
She
is
a
to
build
the
Vasa
and
on
it’s
maiden
voyage
(the
Swedish
modern
artist
and
has
lots
of
very
very
first
voyage),
it
sank!
It
wasn’t
until
the
interesting
paintings
and
sculptures.
1960’s
that
Sweden
was
able
to
pull
the
ship
up
Hey!
This
looks
familiar!
I
think
I’ve
studies
this
from
under
water
and
restore
it.
I
got
to
see
the
artist
before….it’s
Henri
Matisse!
And
look!
It’s
Vasa
at
this
museum!
If
you
have
time,
you
can
my
favorite
condiment….ketchup.
But
what
is
it
watch
the
video
about
the
historic
ship!
doing
spilled
over
a
block
and
on
the
floor?
Huh?
I
don’t
know.
What
do
you
think?
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4. FEB – MAR 2011
THE
CULTURE
HOUSE
(KULTUR
HUSET)
One
of
my
favorite
places
that
I
visited
was
the
Culture
House
(Kultur
Huset)
of
Stockholm.
The
Culture
House
is
a
very
big
building
with
many
floors.
Wait,
there’s
a
lady
hanging
from
the
building…oh,
she’s
not
real.
How
funny!
Ut
Sed
Est
I
got
to
ride
on
the
subway,
called
the
Tunnelbana
(pronounced:
“Toonel
bana”
)
to
T-­‐Centralen
(the
Central
Located
on
the
bottom
floor
of
the
Culture
House
is
a
brand
new
Station).
The
T-­‐bana
looks
a
lot
library!
I
can
read
some
English
books
there
as
well
as
Swedish
books.
like
BART.
The
closest
station
to
They
also
have
newspapers
of
all
different
languages,
from
lots
of
Uncle
John
and
Auntie
Becky’s
different
countries.
My
favorite
floor,
however,
is
the
4th
floor.
This
house
is
S:t
Eriksplan
(Sankt
floor
houses
the
music
and
film
library.
Look!
I
can
practice
playing
my
Eriksplan).
It
is
about
5
stops
favorite
pieces
on
the
piano
here
and
listen
to
myself
play
with
earphones
on.
I
can
also
sit
and
listen
to
some
of
my
favorite
music
that
I
don’t
have
at
home.
The
4th
floor
also
features
the
brand
new
Tiotreton
(pronounced:
“Teeyew-­‐treatton”)
library.
This
library
is
a
one
that’s
specifically
designed
for
kids
aged
10
(tio)
through
13
(treton).
It’s
really
cool.
I
can
learn
to
cook—there’s
a
full
kitchen
there,
I
can
learn
to
make
music
or
a
movie
on
a
computer,
I
can
make
crafts,
learn
to
sew
or
I
can
just
relax
in
the
cool
bunk-­‐style
chairs!
I
can
also
read
my
favorite
books,
too.…only,
I
have
to
learn
Swedish,
first.
By
the
way,
do
you
know
who
Pipi
Longstocking
is?
She
is
a
character
from
a
book
written
by
a
Swedish
author,
Astrid
Lindegren.
In
Swedish,
her
name
is
Pipi
Longstrump!
Auntie
Becky
included
an
English
translation
of
this
book
to
introduce
her
to
you!
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5. FEB – MAR 2011
LEARNING
THE
SWEDISH
LANGUAGE
I
think
being
able
to
talk
to
Swedish
kids
in
their
native
language
and
read
interesting
Swedish
books
is
a
good
reason
to
learn
the
language!
So,
Auntie
Becky
took
me
to
one
of
her
daily
Swedish
language
classes.
I
got
to
meet
her
teacher,
Gull-­‐ Besides
Britt
Andersson,
and
some
of
her
classmates
who
the
cinnamon
rolls,
traditional
are
from
around
the
world.
Here’s
me
with
Anna
Swedish
food
is
also
different
from
American
from
Poland,
Kristan
from
Germany,
and
Manisha
food.
from
India!
We’re
learning
Swedish
so
we
can
all
speak
the
same
language
together!
The
southern
tip
Sweden
is
surrounded
by
water,
therefore,
Swedes
enjoy
eating
lots
of
fish
like
salmon
and
herring,
and
seafood
like
shrimp
and
crayfish.
Swedes
from
the
northern
part
of
the
country
eat
more
meat
such
as
beef,
reindeer
and
elk
because
there
are
more
pastures
and
forests.
Since
there
are
lots
of
cows
in
northern
Sweden,
milk
and
dairy
products
like
butter,
yogurt
and
ice
cream
are
also
popular
and
very
tasty
here.
Sweden
only
gets
a
few
hours
of
sunlight
during
some
parts
of
the
year,
therefore
the
growing
season
for
vegetables
is
very
short.
As
a
result,
popular
Swedish
vegetables
actually
grow
SWEDISH
CUISINE
&
TRADITIONS
underground,
like
carrots,
potatoes,
beets
and
Sometimes
after
class,
Auntie
Becky
“fikar”
parsnips!
They
have
to
import
lots
of
other
(fee-­‐kar)
with
her
new
friends.
Fika
is
a
Swedish
vegetables
from
warmer
countries.
Berries
are
a
tradition
meaning,
“to
go
for
a
coffee
break”.
popular
fruit
in
Sweden,
especially
in
the
summer.
Swedes
typically
fika
everyday
drinking
very
They
like
to
eat
lingonberries
and
cloudberries.
strong
coffee
and
have
something
sweet,
like
a
These
are
kind
of
sour
and
taste
much
like
kanelbulle
(“kaneel-­‐booly”),
or
a
cinnamon
roll.
cranberries!
These
cinnamon
rolls
don’t
quite
taste
like
the
Uncle
John
and
Auntie
Becky
took
me
to
a
ones
you
and
I
eat
in
the
United
States,
but
they
traditional
Swedish
restaurant
called
Fem
Små
are
still
yummy.
Hus
(Five
Small
Houses)
to
try
Swedish
cuisine.
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