Grades. A novel defined by distinctive characters and propelled by Ivan’s memorable voice is fast-paced, funny, and wise—filled with feeling but never overly sentimental. The custodian's daughter also loves to paint and shares her supplies with Ivan, giving him new ways to express his experiences.
Yet life at the animal show is becoming increasingly distressing. Lexile® Measure: 570L; Guided Reading Level: GR Level S; DRA Level: 40 - 50; ACR Level: 3.6 for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao. By Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life. 3-5, 6-8 S. Genre. Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life. That’s some gorilla — the one and only of his kind, you might say. Still, he remembers his life with his family in the jungle, the death of his sister, and his early days being raised by Max, the owner of the animal show. Stella has an infection on her foot that Max ignores because he is low on money. Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life. Ivan does not dwell on his memories as does his friend Stella, an elderly elephant in the cage next door. Encouraged by Bob, the stray dog, and inspired by Stella, Ivan begins to imagine rescuing not only the baby elephant but himself. He also has memories from his long, lonely interment with only a television, a stuffed animal, and a stray dog who sneaks into his concrete cage to sleep on his chest for company. But the movie itself doesn’t reach that level of distinction. The custodian's daughter also loves to paint and shares her supplies with Ivan, giving him new ways to express his experiences.
Yet life at the animal show is becoming increasingly distressing.

When he purchases a baby elephant to revive interest in the show, both Stella and Ivan are concerned about how he is treating this gentle youngster. View the Text Complexity Toolkit for help. To help put the right book in each reader's hands, consider the following comprehensive text complexity analyses within your instructional plans. Fiction. TM ® & © 2020 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maybe he can use it to change the animals' lives forever.
These unforgettable characters overflow with pain and love in an ultimately hopeful story about the healing power of art. Maybe he can use it to change the animals' lives forever.
These unforgettable characters overflow with pain and love in an ultimately hopeful story about the healing power of art. The One and Only Ivan. When he purchases a baby elephant to revive interest in the show, both Stella and Ivan are concerned about how he is treating this gentle youngster. 150437 EN When Ivan, a gorilla that has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides he must find her a better life. By Patricia Castelao, Katherine Applegate. Winner of the Newbery Medal, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and hailed as a best book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Amazon.com, The One and Only Ivan is a true classic in the making. He can remember making designs on his mother's back as a young ape, and now Max sells the pictures that Ivan creates each day.

Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life.

By Stella has an infection on her foot that Max ignores because he is low on money. Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life.

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