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The one and only Ivan  Cover Image Book Book

The one and only Ivan

Summary: 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062425242
  • ISBN: 9780062425249
  • Physical Description: print
    341 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: Full-color collector's edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, [2015]
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Middle School.
Awards Note:
Newbery Medal, 2013
Subject: Gorilla Fiction
Elephants Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Animal welfare Fiction
Circus Fiction
Circus animals Fiction

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J APPLE K (Text) 33126019964927 JFiction Available -
Covington Branch J APPLE K (Text) 33126021732205 JFiction Available -
Erlanger Branch J APPLE K (Text) 33126019964935 JFiction Checked out 05/10/2024
Independence Branch J APPLE K (Text) 33126012728030 JFiction Available -
Independence Branch J APPLE K (Text) 33126019964919 JFiction Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    A large-format, jacketed edition of the Newbery Medal winner complements the story of the friendship between a long-captive silverback gorilla and a baby elephant with full-color artwork and bonus material. 50,000 first printing.
  • HARPERCOLL

    This large-format collector's edition of the Newbery Medal winner and #1 New York Times bestseller features: 

    • Full-color interior artwork from illustrator Patricia Castelao
    • A special letter from Katherine Applegate
    • The Newbery Medal acceptance speech
    • A letter from the real Ivan's caretaker at Zoo Atlanta
    • Ivan's "signature"
    • Sketches and illustrations that were not part of the original book.

    Inspired by the true story of a captive silverback gorilla known as Ivan, this stirring and unforgettable novel celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships.

    Having spent twenty-seven 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.

    Hailed as a best book of the year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Amazon, Katherine Applegate's novel blends humor and poignancy to create this incredible tale of friendship, art, and hope told from Ivan's own point of view, in the tradition of timeless classics such as Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.

    Plus don't miss The One and Only Bob, Katherine Applegate's return to the world of Ivan, Bob, and Ruby!

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