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 unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.
Katherine Applegate's many books include the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, and the award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband, Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. He was a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation's largest collection of western lowland gorillas. Ivan was well known for his paintings, which he "signed" with a thumbprint.
Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.
今天北京阴雨霏霏,去小区门口取快递时,发现几株玉兰树上已是花苞朵朵了,原本那是每年春来时喜人的景色,尤其是给上下班的路上增加色彩,但如今每日开车,反倒没有机会遇见,差一点就错过了报春的消息。 这本书也是闺女推荐的,复工后被现场和远程交流的夹击下,工作与生活时...
评分以动物为主角的绘本几乎占据了童书类别的半壁江山,其中大多数都是拟人态的故事,穿插着关心、爱护、团结、帮助等主题。而《大猩猩伊万》是一只真实的大猩猩,除了描写美好的人与动物之间的情感之外,还着力渲染了一层更深的含义,那就是尊重与相互尊重。 这...
评分用这个题目其实是并么有太多深意,只是因为读完这本书,耳机刚好传出这首歌的前奏。《请在九月结束时叫醒我》(《Wake Me Up When September Ends》)是绿日乐队的一首歌曲,大凡是成功的摇滚乐队,似乎都具备这种让人怜爱的特质——他们看似无所畏惧,可在冷冰冰的现实面前...
评分用这个题目其实是并么有太多深意,只是因为读完这本书,耳机刚好传出这首歌的前奏。《请在九月结束时叫醒我》(《Wake Me Up When September Ends》)是绿日乐队的一首歌曲,大凡是成功的摇滚乐队,似乎都具备这种让人怜爱的特质——他们看似无所畏惧,可在冷冰冰的现实面前...
It is really a children's book with quick but happy ending though most of the time the world is crueler and more hopeless than it seems to be in books. It reminds me of those disheveled and hairless animals like goats confined in cramped rooms in our old local zoo in the old days. Thinking of that makes me feel sad.
评分It is really a children's book with quick but happy ending though most of the time the world is crueler and more hopeless than it seems to be in books. It reminds me of those disheveled and hairless animals like goats confined in cramped rooms in our old local zoo in the old days. Thinking of that makes me feel sad.
评分诗一般
评分有时候生活就是这么无奈,你觉得努力了朝着向往的生活,但是依然跳不出那个笼子
评分Children's literature, yet heartfelt.
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