Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla |
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| Author:
| Applegate, Katherine |
| Illustrator:
| Karas, G. Brian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-544-25230-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | Clarion Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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In this evocative, accessiblenbsp;picture book, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Katherine Applegate tells the true story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery-winning novel The One and Only Ivan. Thenbsp;real Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, lived alone in a small cage for almostnbsp;thirty years before he was finally relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta. Back matter includes photographs of Ivan.
In this evocative, accessiblenbsp;picture book, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Katherine Applegate tells the true story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery-winning novel The One and Only Ivan. Thenbsp;real Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, lived alone in a small cage for almostnbsp;thirty years before he was finally relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta. Back matter includes photographs of Ivan.