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Intro To The One and Only Ivan

“Hello, I am Ivan. I am a Gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks.”

VideoAbout The AuthorAbout the Characters

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Here is our movie trailer for the one and only Ivan. It has some facts from the book. We hope you enjoy!

The author is Katherine Applegate. She has written other books like the Roscoe Riley Rules series, The Buffalo Storm and the novel Home of the Brave. Also with her husband she has written a popular series, Animorphs.

Katherine was inspired to write this story after a gorilla named Ivan. He too lived in a mall for 27 years. After he moved to a zoo just like Ivan did.Katherine lives in California. With her 2 children and pets. She continues to write more books in the future.

Information from the book.

Ivan: Ivan is the main character in the book. He had lived in the big top mall for almost all of his life. Nothing ever changes, until a new animal arrives. He brings out his soft side when he has to protect ruby. He is also very calm and never gets mad.

Stella: An elephant who has a major foot problem. She is great at remembering her childhood and likes to tell stories.

Ruby: The new baby elephant, who is scared, shy and worried. But when she gets used to her new friends. Nobody can stop her.

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