Stanley was a big hit in Kenya, and as he got to meet Kenyan children it became clear that young people all over the world like to get to know one another, regardless of where they come from (or how thick they are – even a kid half-an-inch wide can make new friends). One of …
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Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (6): Egerton Castle
Egerton Castle is a very special place for me. I can’t say exactly why, except that I greatly admire what Lord Egerton was able to do back in the 20th century, when he lead other settlers in Kenya in helping the local people. It was his goal to figure out how to strengthen the country’s …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (5): Lake Nakuru National Park
We don’t hear much about the flamingos in Kenya, and Flat Stanley got pretty excited when I told him that we could see thousands and thousands of flamingoes in Lake Nakuru National Park. I went there last year on a safari, and I was amazed at how many flamingoes there (I wrote about the park …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (4): Masai Mara Game Reserve
Masai Mara is one of the most famous game reserves in the world, a great place for a flat boy who wants to see some of the wild animals he has read about. I’ve had two previous adventures in Masai Mara, so I was pretty excited when I was going to be visiting the game …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (3): Fourteen Falls
One of Stanley’s best adventures came when he visited Fourteen Falls, near Thika. The town of Thika is the setting for one of his favorite books, The Flame Trees of Thika, by Elspeth Huxley, about a little English girl growing up in Kenya at the beginning of the 20th century. Stanley went to Thika with …
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