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Our first flat guest arrived just in
time to catch a ride to Richmond! Meet "Flat Ben" sent to us by a 6th
grade girl who is a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Ben will be traveling with us for several weeks, learning about the
first settlers in America. Lucky for him he's not very tall - our
"guest room" isn't very big. So far, all we've found out about Ben is
that he loves snow! Hope he likes good adventure stories too. We've
got some great books to read in the next few weeks. Why don't you read
with us? Check out "Miracle: The True Story of the Wreck of the Sea
Venture" by Gail Karwoski.



Amazon says, "This is an engaging account of the 17th-century
British sailing ship Sea Venture, flagship of nine vessels bound for
the colony of Jamestown. A powerful hurricane forced it to break from
the fleet; battle the humongous waves, wind, and drenching rain; and
eventually run aground on the shores of the Bermuda islands. All 150
passengers and crew spent the next 10 months creating a temporary home
on this "untouched" land, having found an abundance of raw materials to
erect homes, hunt, cook, store food, and eventually build two smaller
ships to continue on to Virginia."



Sounds good to us, but Ben's worried about his weak stomach. He's
afraid that the description of the ship tossing in the storm might make
him seasick. That's not going to stop us though. We'll read it anyway
and keep a thimble close by in case Ben hurls. (By the way, Ben agreed
to this. We didn't even have to twist his little arm. Brave, huh?)