Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla

by Katherine Applegate

Book Overview

In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, the Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and the artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of a special gorilla. Captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington, mall to attract shoppers. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544252306
• ISBN13: 9780544252301
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2