The one and only Ivan

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Title:

The one and only Ivan

Author:

Applegate, Katherine, author.

Grupper, Adam, narrator.

Series:

One and only Ivan ;

Series Number:

Summary:

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. 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.

Audience:

Ages 8-12.

Grades 3-7.

General Note:

Unabridged.

Compact disc.

Title from disc label.

Duration: 3:00:00.

Physical Description:

3 sound discs (3 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Gorilla -- Juvenile fiction.

Elephants -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Grupper, Adam,

Publisher:

HarperAudio,

Publication Date:

2013

ISBN:

9780062285300

Publication Information:

[New York] : HarperAudio, [2013]

Award Note:

Newbery Medal winner, 2013.

Call Number:

CDB J APPLEGA

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Katherine Applegate was born in Michigan on July 19, 1956. She writes science fiction, young adult romances, and pop-up books. She is the author of the Making Waves, Making Out, and Roscoe Riley Rules series. She writes the Animorphs, Everworld, and Remnants series under the pen name K. A. Applegate. She also writes under the pen names of C. Archer, Catherine Kendall and Elizabeth Benning. She has received numerous awards including a Golden Duck Award (Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades) for The Message in 1997, the SCBWI 2008 Golden Kite Award for Best Fiction and the Bank Street 2008 Josette Frank Award for Home of the Brave, and the 2013 Newbery Medal and the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois) for The One and Only Ivan.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

"Hello, I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It's not as easy as it looks." This is the introduction that readers receive to Ivan, who lives in confinement at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. But Ivan doesn't mind living there. In fact, he doesn't miss his previous life in the wild-until a young elephant named Ruby arrives and changes his outlook. Narrator Adam Grupper is gruff in his portrayal of Ivan, capturing the ape's voice and unique perspective. Although there is no measurable shift in Grupper's delivery to match the transformation of the book's protagonist, his approach will delight young listeners. Ages 8-12. A HarperCollins hardcover. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.