i like this book because it is very funnny kinda
The One and Only Ivan
By Katherine Applegate
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | T | 3.6 | 26263 |
Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller!
This stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point-of-view of Ivan himself.
Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
The One and Only Ivan was hailed as a best book of the year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Amazon, demonstrating it is a true classic in the making. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope. An author's note depicts the differences between the fictional story and true events.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780061992254
ISBN-10: 0061992259
Published on 1/17/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (442)
This book is great. I love it.
Newbery gold medal winner for 2013! Best children's animal book since Charlotte's Web.
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I absolutely loved this book! Not too long and it will make you laugh and cry. If you like a good story with a true hero read this one.
Looks really good!I barely ever find books like this about animals anymore at my reading level.It seems like a pretty sad book,but it has great reviews, so I really would love to read it.
I just read this book!
Wow. This was an book I will never forget... The One and Only Ivan may be a simple book, but it's one of the most touching books I ever read in my life. It is about an gorilla, Ivan narrating his life in an zoo called the Big Top mall. The owner of the mall is Mack. Ivan was taken away when he was really small, so had no real memory of his past. Other animals that are also in the zoo are Stella, an old elephant with a infected leg, an dog (I forgot his name) who was Ivan's friend and a stray, and lastly, a newcomer, Ruby. Ruby still had an spirit, but Ivan knew that if Ruby stayed longer, her spirit would break, like Stella and him. As Stella gets weaker, Stella makes him promise to give Ruby an better place to live. Ivan tries him best to communicate with the humans using drawings, but will people understand? Read to find out.
it looked interesting so i picked it u should also read it
Wow. This was an book I will never forget... The One and Only Ivan may be a simple book, but it's one of the most touching books I ever read in my life. It is about an gorilla, Ivan narrating his life in an zoo called the Big Top mall. The owner of the mall is Mack. Ivan was taken away when he was really small, so had no real memory of his past. Other animals that are also in the zoo are Stella, an old elephant with a infected leg, an dog (I forgot his name) who was Ivan's friend and a stray, and lastly, a newcomer, Ruby. Ruby still had an spirit, but Ivan knew that if Ruby stayed longer, her spirit would break, like Stella and him. As Stella gets weaker, Stella makes him promise to give Ruby an better place to live. Ivan tries him best to communicate with the humans using drawings, but will people understand? Read to find out.
this book was so good we had an assighment to read the whole book it was so good of a book my friend Olivia read it with me we wanted to read it together