The One and Only Ivan

图书标准信息

• 作者 Katherine、Patricia Castelao 著；Patricia Castelao 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2015-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780061992278
• 定价 68.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Winnerofthe2013NewberyMedalanda#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,thisstirringandunforgettablenovelfromrenownedauthorKatherineApplegatecelebratesthetransformativepowerofunexpectedfriendship.InspiredbythetruestoryofacaptivegorillaknownasIvan,thisillustratednovelistoldfromthepointofviewofIvanhimself.

Havingspenttwenty-sevenyearsbehindtheglasswallsofhisenclosureinashoppingmall,Ivanhasgrownaccustomedtohumanswatchinghim.Hehardlyeverthinksabouthislifeinthejungle.Instead,Ivanoccupieshimselfwithtelevision,hisfriendsStellaandBob,andpainting.ButwhenhemeetsRuby,ababyelephanttakenfromthewild,heisforcedtoseetheirhome,andhisart,throughneweyes.

InthetraditionoftimelessstorieslikeCharlotte'sWebandStuartLittle,KatherineApplegateblendshumorandpoignancytocreateanunforgettablestoryoffriendship,art,andhope.Thispaperbackeditionincludesanauthor'snotehighlightingthedifferencesbetweenthefictionalstoryandtrueevents,aversionoftheauthor'sNewberyMedalacceptancespeech,Ivan's"signature,"discussionquestions,andmore.

TheOneandOnlyIvanisastrongCommonCoretitlethatfeaturestheseimportantstrandsandstandards：first-personnarrative;author'suseofliterarydevices：personification,imagery;storyelements：plotandcharacterdevelopment,perspective.

【作者简介】

KatherineApplegateistheacclaimedauthorofnumerousbooksforyoungreaders,includingthebest-sellingAnimorphsseries,theRoscoeRileyRulesseries,andtheaward-winningfreeversestand-alonenovel,HomeoftheBrave.Sheliveswithherhusband,whowritesastheauthorMichaelGrant,andtheirchildreninCalifornia.YoucanvisitKathernieonlineatwww.katherineapplegate.comoronTwitter@kaaauthor.