Ages: 3-7
Pages: 32
Mr. Flux moves onto the street where nothing ever changes and no one tries anything new. Mr. Flux shows Martin that embracing change doesn't have to be scary. He helps Martin try new things, small at first, until Martin decides it is okay to embrace riding his new bicycle, which he had been too scared to do before.
In fact, Mr. Flux makes an impression on everyone on the street and new things begin to happen. Even children wake up early to see what the day has in store. Then, much like Mary Poppins, once Mr. Flux has changed the people of the neighborhood so they are no longer stifled, he is off again.
Mr. Flux is based off of a man named George Maciunas who developed an art movement called "Fluxus", which means change, in the 1960s. The movement inspired people to look at the world around them in a new way.
Best Line: "The most surprising change was in people's thinking."
Best Words: cacophony, suspected, predictable
Ben's Book Briefs:
F = Funny
I = Insightful
V = Vocabulary Enhancement
Penelope Panda and Ben want to know:
- Do you know what Mr. Flux is looking through on the cover of this book?
- What do you think of change? Fun? Scary? Both?
- What is something you can look at in a new way this week?
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