Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc.'The text is streamlined but powerful, and younger kids who aren’t up for the linguistic and emotional challenges of Applegate’s fictional account of Ivan will find this a thoughtful and intriguing introduction older readers who have read The One and Only Ivan may enjoy it as well.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Product Details thoughts as I try to describe the beauty of this book - poignant, convincing, bittersweet.

Weight up to 440 pounds Gorillas are gentle giants and display many human-like behaviors and emotions, such as laughter and sadness. A heartfelt tribute to a magnificent animal.” - Shelf Awareness, starred review The poetic voice of Ivan the silverback gorilla is profound. Gorilla gorilla and Gorilla beringei Height 4-6 ft. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta. In the process, their parents were likely killed. A gorilla captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington mall to attract shoppers. Ivan’s story starts in the central Zaire, formally the Belgian Congo, rainforest, Ivan, a Silverback Western Lowland Gorilla, and Burma, a female gorilla, were captured in the early 1960’s and taken from their native homeland. “Applegate's spare text gives readers just enough grounding to follow Ivan's journey, while Karas's artwork fills in Ivan's emotional life through the gorilla's engaged expressions and body language-no image more triumphant than Ivan's release into Zoo Atlanta. 9780544252301: Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla.

'Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare.' - Kirkus Reviews In her novel, Applegate transforms Ivan into a fictional gorilla who can understand and speak human language, and who tells his story through a series of short.

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