The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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Animals, Elephants, Fiction, Gorilla, Treatment, Juvenile fiction, Circus animals, Circus, Animal welfare, Social Themes, Zoos, Gorillas, Friendship, Apes, Monkeys, nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17, New York Times bestseller, historical fiction, Newbery Medal, Gorilla, fiction, Elephants, fiction, Animals, treatment, fiction, Children's fiction, nyt:childrens-middle-grade-paperback=2015-08-30, Circos, Spanish language materials, Amistad, Ficción juvenil, Elefantes, Bienestar de los animales, Gorilas, Animales del circo, nyt:childrens-middle-grade-e-book=2015-11-22, Friendship, fiction, Zoos, fiction, award:Newbery_awardShowing 8 featured editions. View all 35 editions?
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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.
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| March 10, 2025 | Edited by Mek | updates midcolumbia:1379582 with author |
| March 10, 2025 | Edited by Mek | updates midcolumbia:1379582 with author, lexile |
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