Overview
Now a major motion picture, The One and Only Ivan is an illustrated, emotive tale of friendship and freedom.
“My life is flashing lights and pointing fingers and uninvited visitors. Inches away, humans flatten their little hands against the wall of glass that separates us. The glass says you are this and we are that and that is how it will always be.”
Ivan is a captive gorilla kept behind glass, in an enclosure at the Big Top Mall, for twenty-seven years. He’s become accustomed to the humans who watch him, and the life he leads in captivity. He visits with his friends Stella, an elephant, and Bob, a stray dog; he watches television and paints artwork that the owner of the mall sells.
When a new animal - a baby elephant named Ruby - is taken from the wild added to the exhibit, Ivan’s world is turned upside-down as he’s forced to see his “home” through her eyes - no longer a safe domain, but as a cruel cage.
Beautifully illustrated and told from Ivan’s point of view, The One and Only Ivan is a story of chance friendship that highlights the importance of compassion, empathy, and fair treatment of animals. Based on the true story of a captive gorilla named Ivan, this Newbury Medal-winning novel by Katherine Applegate is simply unforgettable.
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