Arthur Turns Green

Arthur Turns Green
Author	Marc Brown
Illustrator	Marc Brown
Publication date	April 5, 2011
Published by	Little, Brown and Company
ISBN	0316129240
Publication order
Preceded by Arthur's Teacher Moves In	Followed by N/A

Arthur Turns Green is the newest book in the Arthur Adventure series.

Summary

When Arthur starts talking about his school project involving a Big Green Machine, D.W. imagines a scary contraption that will turn everyone green.

Plot

Mr. Ratburn assigns the class to find ways to take care of the planet, calling the project the 'Big Green Machine.' Buster, Muffy, Binky, and Arthur discuss their projects on the way home from school. At home, D.W. notices Arthur taking notes and talking to himself. The next day, Arthur stays late after school to paint his poster and, upon his return, D.W. notices Arthur's hands are green-colored. D.W. tells Tommy and Timmy about Arthur. Initially doubting her, the Tibbles believe D.W. when they see Arthur's hands for themselves, additionally discovering that Buster also has green hands. D.W. has a nightmare where the Big Green Machine chases her and turns everyone green. At a school family night the next night, D.W. and her family see the poster Arthur was making, which listed ways to save the planet. D.W. begins to use these tips when the Reads return home.

Characters

• Amanda
• Arthur
• The Big Green Machine
• Binky
• The Brain
• Buster
• Francine
• Grandma Thora
• Kate
• Maryann
• Muffy
• Mr. Frensky
• Mr. Ratburn
• Mr. Read
• Mrs. Barnes
• Mrs. Read
• Pal
• Sue Ellen
• Tommy and Timmy

Trivia

• The Read family computer has been upgraded since its last appearance to a new design resembling the Apple iMac G5.