Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla

In this evocative, accessiblepicture book, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Katherine Applegate tells the true story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery-winning novel The One and Only Ivan. Thereal Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, lived alone in a small cage for almostthirty years before he was finally relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta. Back matter includes photographs of Ivan.