Ivan: A Gorilla's True Story
by Katherine Applegate (Author) G Brian Karas (Illustrator)
The real-life inspiration for The One and Only Ivan. A gorilla captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington mall to attract shoppers. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal welfare, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla traveled an astonishing distance in miles and in impact. In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of this special gorilla.
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ALA/Booklist
Using pencil line drawing and washes of pastel, Karas feelingly depicts Ivan's gentle and loving personality conveying how this gentle gorilla won the hearts of thousands of people--and readers.
Kirkus
Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare.
School Library Journal
Karas's darkly hued, smudgy illustrations complement the tone of the narrative and convey the sense of loneliness and isolation that marked the gorilla's existence.
Hornbook
The spareness of both text and pictures invites readers to find their own meaning in the moving story.
Publisher's Weekly
Karas's muted illustrations capably reflect the contrasts between Ivan's happy early life in Africa, his gloomy years in captivity, and his eventual transfer to a new home.
Review quotes
"Applegate's spare text gives readers just enough grounding to follow Ivan's journey, while Karas's artwork fills in Ivan's emotional life through the gorilla's engaged expressions and body language—no image more triumphant than Ivan's release into Zoo Atlanta. A heartfelt tribute to a magnificent animal."—Shelf Awareness, starred review "The text is streamlined but powerful, and younger kids who aren't up for the linguistic and emotional challenges of Applegate's fictional account of Ivan will find this a thoughtful and intriguing introduction; older readers who have read The One and Only Ivan may enjoy it as well."—Bulletin
Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate is the New York Times-bestselling author of Wishtree, Crenshaw, Willodeen, and Home of the Brave, all from F&F, as well as The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal, and its sequel The One and Only Bob. She lives in Southern California with her family.
Gennifer Choldenko's best known Tales from Alcatraz series has been called "A cornerstone series in contemporary children's literature." Al Capone Does My Shirts--the first book in the series--was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. All four books in the series were Junior Library Guild selections and garnered many starred reviews. Gennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her loyal husband and naughty dog. Wallace West is a world explorer spending most of his time on the US East Coast (the rest wherever strikes his fancy). He once foolishly pet a wild alligator and considers a tinned-fish picnic in Norway the best meal he's ever had. By day he writes and illustrates, by night he wonders if he should get a pet snake. Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780358417460
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
June 20, 2020
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF003220 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Animal Welfare
JNF003200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Zoos
JNF003010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
JNF003200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Zoos
JNF003010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
Library of Congress categories
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