2. It’s Not Easy Being Flat Written and Illustrated by Ms. Giuliani’s Second Grade Or My Life in a One-Dimensional World

3. My name is Flat Dora. I became flat when the door I opened fell on me.

4. My name is Flat Alex. I became flat when a stone wall fell on me.

5. My name is Flat Brennan. I became flat when I was hit by a steamroller.

6. My name is Flat Mia. I became flat when a tree that some workmen were cutting down in my back yard fell on me.

7. My name is Flat Clifford. I became flat while I was playing at my cousin’s house and their slide fell on me.

8. My name is Flat Antonio. I became flat when a big rock fell on me.

9. My name is Flat Allison. I became flat when the I was reaching for a huge Nancy Drew book at the bookstore and it fell on me.

10. My name is Flat Santo. I became flat when a big door fell on me.

11. My name is Flat John. I became flat when I was rearranging my room and my bookcase fell on me.

12. My name is Flat Christina. I became flat when a big chalkboard fell on me.

13. My name is Flat John. I became flat while my dad was taking off our front door and it fell on me.

14. My name is Flat Tre. I became flat when my bookshelf fell on me.

15. My name is Flat Mary. I became flat when I was picking something up at school and my desk fell on me.

16. My name is Flat Matthew. I became flat when a big fence fell on me.

17. My name is Flat Andrew. I became flat when I was run over by a buffalo stampede.

18. My name is Flat Rosy. I became flat when a huge rock fell on me.

19. My name is Flat Kevin. I became flat when the roof fell on me.

20. My name is Flat Derek. I became flat when a mattress fell on me.

22. The idea for these pictures came after reading several stories about mailing different or unusual items. The story that most gave life to these pictures was:

24. The other two books included in this unit were:

25. A true story about a 5 year old girl who wanted to visit her grandma in the year 1914 and couldn’t afford a train ticket to get there.