The One and Only Ivan Full-Color Collector's Edition - Hardcover

Applegate, Katherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062425242 ISBN 13: 9780062425249

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2015

Synopsis

Soon to be a major motion picture!

This large-format collector's edition of the Newbery Medal winner and #1 New York Times bestseller features:
· Full-color interior artwork from illustrator Patricia Castelao
· A special letter from Katherine Applegate
· The Newbery Medal acceptance speech
· A letter from the real Ivan's caretaker at Zoo Atlanta
· Ivan's "signature"
· Sketches and illustrations that were not part of the original book.

Inspired by the true story of a captive silverback gorilla known as Ivan, this stirring and unforgettable novel celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships.

Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. 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.

Hailed as a best book of the year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Amazon, Katherine Applegate's novel blends humor and poignancy to create this incredible tale of friendship, art, and hope told from Ivan's own point of view, in the tradition of timeless classics such as Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.

Plus don't miss The One and Only Bob, Katherine Applegate's return to the world of Ivan, Bob, and Ruby, coming in 2020!

About this title

From the Author:

When I started to write about the grim facts of the real Ivan's solitary existence, a new tale slowly began to take shape.  At least on the page, where anything is possible, I wanted to give Ivan (even while captive behind the walls of his tiny cage) a voice of his own and a story to tell. For more about the book, visit theoneandonlyivan.com.

From the Back Cover:

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.

Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.

Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforget-table first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062425242
• ISBN 13: 9780062425249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrator: Castelao Patricia