Julia and her father pick up on Ivan’s plan, and hang the pictures at night for all to see the next morning. Ivan works day and night to create pictures of Ruby in a zoo for the large billboard on the street.
Stella dies, and Ivan has promised to take care of Ruby. Stella’s foot infection gets worse and spreads, with little hope that Mack will do anything due to lack of money.
When Mack buys Ruby, a baby elephant, to make the arcade more appealing for visitors, she and Stella form an instant bond. Stella’s health is declining, and being cooped up for so long is really taking its toll on Ivan.
He and his friend Stella, an old and wise African elephant, have lived here for years, confined and used for the entertainment of humans. The Big Top Mall and Video Arcade is Ivan’s home. Held in captivity for 27 years, Ivan makes the best of the situation, making friends and saving friends. There is no others like him, and also sometimes he believes he is the only gorilla of his kind left in the world. This acclaimed middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 8, for independent reading, homeschooling, and sharing in the classroom.The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate The One and Only Ivan features first-person narrative author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery) and story elements (plot, character development, perspective). 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 book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+
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