The One and Only Ivan
by: Katherine Applegate (illustrated by Patricia Castaleo)
Published by Harpercollins ,in 2011
ISBN #:9780061992254
Genre:Poetry
Reveiw
The One is Only Ivan was an inspiring book because it taught me to keep my promises even when you have doubts about the promise you made. While reading this book I learned to appreciate things more because once they're gone they're gone, and you never get them back. In the story Ivan lost his parents and his sister. I know if I lost any of my family I would be heart broken. It taught me to keep my promises when the going gets tough, in the book Ivan has a lot if doubts about trying to get ruby to a better place but he tries his hardest to do what is best for her.
Additional Reviews
Further Explorations
- Meet the real Ivan, Ivan is a real gorilla that used to lived in the Tacoma, Wash shopping mall for 27 years and then was transported to the Atlanta Zoo who died later that year.
- Interview with Katherine Applegate as some people ask her questions about what it was like to rite about a gorilla and write a book in general (in words).
- The One and Only Ivan book trailer (school tube).
- Disney is talk with people of the One and Only Ivan about adopting it and making in a movie.
- Information about Ivan life before, during and after moving to the Atlanta zoo then later dying.
Love That Dog
Love That Dog is unlike The One and Only Ivan because it is told in diary format going throw the school year of Jack. While The One and Only Ivan is told through the years of Ivan the gorilla although it might be in diary/poetry form it however does not give dates. Love That Dog is similar to The One and Only Ivan because It is told with a lot of emotion and heart, just like The One and Only Ivan. Both these books are told from different perspectives one from the point of view of an animal and one from a human.
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Work cited
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"Meet the Latest Newbery Winner: How Katherine Applegate Created a Modern-day Classic." School Library Journal. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
"One and Only Ivan Book Trailer." SchoolTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
"Disney in Talks to Pick Up Children's Novel 'The One and Only Ivan'" The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
"Ivan Dies At 50: A Gorilla Life, Remembered." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
"'Three Times Lucky' by Sheila Turnage Is a Fabulous Middle Grade Read." Examiner.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.