Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big TopMall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watchinghim through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses hislife in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friendsStella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivanthinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or thesound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meetsRuby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan seetheir 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 forthe better. Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy tocreate Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story offriendship, art, and hope.
【作者简介】
Katherine Applegate’s many books include the Roscoe RileyRules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, andthe award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband,Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, whichhas sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Katherine wasinspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about thetrue story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping MallGorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-sevenyears at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after apublic outcry. He is now a beloved celebrity at the zoo, whichhouses the nation’s largest collection of western lowland gorillas.Ivan is well known for his paintings, which he “signs” with athumb-print. Katherine lives in California with her husband and twochildren.
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