Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
GRADES K – 6
TOURS Feb – Jun, 2016
THEMES poetry, superhero/alter ego, family dynamics
EVENTS Children’s Book Week, Read Across America Day, School Library Month
Ten-year-old cynic Flora Belle Buckman and her superhero squirrel, Ulysses, star in this middle-grade adventure. Flora’s parents are divorced and the comic book series Terrible Things Can Happen to You! is her favorite escape. After Flora saves Ulysses from the vacuum cleaner, he is born anew with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry. Together, the dynamic duo begin to vanquish evil and help each other to believe, hope, and find love.
[thb_tabs][thb_tab title=”Booking”]Each performance runs between 25 and 45 minutes and can be performed in venues as small as a classroom or as large as an auditorium. In conjunction with each performance, Book-It offers workshops for children and young adults to reinforce what they have seen. These workshops allow young people to make the leap between seeing art and creating it.
To book Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures for your school or community center,
call 206.428.6266 or email [email]education@book-it.org[/email].[/thb_tab][thb_tab title=”Workshop Choices”]Themes in Motion Students enter the world of the story using voice, body, and imagination to explore themes, characters, and events. (Grades K-2, 30-45 min, 35 students max)
Adapt It! Stage It! Students analyze a selection of text, adapt it in the Book-It Style, and stage it for an informal performance. (Grades 3-8, one hour, 35 students max)[/thb_tab][thb_tab title=”Cost”]Touring Story $600
Additional Workshops Starting at $150 each
additional travel fees apply[/thb_tab][/thb_tabs]
PICTURED: Frances Kowal (11); Photo by Chris Bennion
