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Original Title:	The One and Only Ivan
ISBN:	0061992259 (ISBN13: 9780061992254)
Edition Language:	English URL http://theoneandonlyivan.com/
Series:	The One and Only Ivan #1
Characters:	Ivan, Stella, Bob, Ruby
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal (2013), California Book Award for Juvenile (Gold) (2012), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2014), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2014), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee (2015) Bluestem Book Award (2015), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2012), SCBWI Crystal Kite Member Choice Award for California/Hawaii (2013), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children (2015), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2015)

The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only Ivan #1) Hardcover | Pages: 307 pages

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Title	:	The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only Ivan #1)
Author	:	Katherine Applegate
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 307 pages
Published	:	January 17th 2012 by HarperCollins
Categories	:	Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Animals. Young Adult. Fantasy. Juvenile

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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.

Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.

Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.

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In a book called The One and Only Ivan, it makes sense that Ivan is at the heart of the story. Not only does his life take center stage, but he's also our one and only narrator. This book is all Ivan, all the time! In case you're having second thoughts about spending time in an ape's brain, worry not. Ivan is as articulate a narrator as they come, and a bit of a poet to boot! He recounts his life with honesty, humility, and major smarts. A fun fact: there really was a gorilla named Ivan who

Absolutely adorable, wise, sad and so many other adjectives all meaning very good. The friendships and inner voices of these animals were amazing. I think that some of the children would not understand but reading this as an adult they show such irony and wisdom. Hoping to read this to my grandchildren when they come in a couple of weeks.

My daughter and I cried and cried while reading this wonderful story of Ivan the Silverback, his dog friend Bob and his elephant friend Ruby. It is funny and clever and heartwarming about loyalty, love and friendship. Perfect for a few nights of bedtime stories. No wonder it won a Newberry Medal!

A re-read and yup its still a Wow!!! What a wonderful story!!! I picked this out of the blue I didn't realize it was a "kids" book but it didn't feel like it. I loved it!!! This book is for everyone.



OMG!! I finally read this book because of a book challenge and Omg!! This book is fiction but it is based on a real "IVAN". One of the sad things besides Ivans life is that I probably already knew all about this but forget things too easy now. One of the OMG moments is that Ivan was at Zoo Atlanta when I went there years ago!! I need to see if I can find my old pictures of him! I cant believe I met the Ivan from the book!! Here is a link telling about Ivan and his life and his death at 50 years

Please visit my blog www.readrantrockandroll.com to see this review and learn more about Ivan the gorilla. I really enjoyed this fictional story of Ivan the gorilla. The story made me think of the real Ivan and his life. What really went on in his head during those 27 years of being locked up at that dept. store?The story is cute and great for all ages. I'd recommend reading the true story about Ivan and his life before reading this fictional one. 4****