Pub Date: January 17, 2012
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011010034
Lexile Code: 0570
Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 1.15" H x 8.00" L x 5.75" W ( 1.03 lbs) 320 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship | Art | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc. | Elephants | Zoos | Classics | Readers | Chapter Books | Media Tie-In | Values & Virtues
Series: One and Only
Description: Bestselling author Applegate presents an unforgettable and uplifting tween animal fantasy that explores the power of friendship, art, and hope with humor and touching poignancy. Illustrations.
Brief description:
Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the One and Only series, the Endling series, Crenshaw, Wishtree, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, and the Animorphs series. She lives with her family in Nevada.
Review Quotes:
★ "Will capture readers' hearts and never let go. A must have." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"Important." - The Horn Book
"Discover an animal hero that will take his place with other courageous and beloved animals such as Babe, Mrs. Frisby, Charlotte and Wilbur. Adults reading this aloud with children will find it just as rewarding." - Shelf Awareness
"The One and Only Ivan will break your heart--and then, against all odds, mend it again. In cheering for Ivan and his friends, we cheer for our own humanity and our own possibilities. Read this." - Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor author of The Wednesday Wars
"Katherine Applegate's beautiful, life-affirming story will soar directly from Ivan's heart into your own. Read it out loud. Read it alone. Read it." - Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor author of The Underneath
"A beautifully written, intelligent and brave book. You will never look at the relationship of humans and animals in the same way again. Quite simply, this story is life changing." - Patricia MacLachlan, Newbery Medal-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall
★ "Exemplifies everything youngsters need to know about courage." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ "Animal-loving youngsters and their adults will find plenty of food for thought in Ivan's extraordinary story." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
"Kindness, and its ability to change lives, shines through on every single page of this book. Through the eyes of a silverback gorilla, the one and only Ivan, we learn about the power of art, friendship and love. Katherine Applegate's beautiful, life-affirming story will soar directly from Ivan's heart into your own. Read it out loud. Read it alone. Read it." - Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor author of The Underneath
"The One and Only Ivan will break your heart--and then, against all odds, mend it again. Such a gentle fantasy is rare; such an evocation of our need to grow, to be free, to become our best selves, is rarer still. In cheering for Ivan and his friends, we cheer for our own humanity and our own possibilities. Read this." - Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor author of The Wednesday Wars