When he finally does book one, it is too late. He brushes it off, claiming he can’t afford a vet. The caretaker and his daughter finally notice Stella’s pain and alert Mac the owner. Stella and Ivan are close, and when an old foot injury reoccurs and she gets sick, he and the other animals are worried.

She is scared to begin with, but with the help of Stella the circus elephant and Ivan’s calm ways, Ruby begins to settle. Ruby is thin, very wrinkly and way cuter than the sign. This sign used to draw the crowds, but now he is grown and content to sit in his enclosure, the crowds have lost interest and the owner is losing money.Ī baby elephant arrives along with a cute new picture on the billboard. The One and Only Ivan is a strong Common Core title that features these important strands and standards: first-person narrative author’s use of literary devices (personification, imagery) story elements (plot, character development, perspective).The Billboard above the Circus based Mall on the highway exit says – The One & Only Ivan – Mighty Silverback. This paperback edition includes an author’s note highlighting the differences between the fictional story and true events, a version of the author’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech, Ivan’s “signature,” discussion questions, and more. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him.

Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. **Description from Amazon: Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship.

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