The One and Only Ivan audiobook

I've had The One and Only Ivan on my 'to be read' list for several months, and I'm so glad I read it! A fabulous book for elementary and middle grades (and older), this is probably my favorite animal story since Charlotte's Web -- and I don't make that comparison lightly. Like E.B. White's classic, it is by turns tender, funny, sad and uplifting. It's a quick read -- I'm a slow reader, and I got through it in one day. Ivan the gorilla narrates, and he is a very fine fellow indeed. I loved it. More importantly, I think kids will love it too.

The One and Only Ivan, Katherine ApplegateThe One and Only Ivan is a children's novel written by Katherine Applegate. The book is about a silver-back gorilla named Ivan, who lives in a cage at a mall. The novel is written in first person from the point of view of Ivan, a silver-back gorilla. The story is placed at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan, the silver-back gorilla, has lived in captivity at the Big Top Mall for 9,855 days by his own tally. He lives in his domain, and is generally content with his life. He watches television, eats bananas and makes artwork that is sold by the owner. Along with Ivan, Stella the elephant and Bob a stray dog, live at the mall. Stella is an older elephant who has a chronic injury in one leg and regularly performs in the daily shows. Unlike Ivan, Stella has a long memory, and can remember living other places, like the circus where she was taught many of her tricks. However, Stella would like to live at a zoo, because they have much wider spaces for their domains. Stella believes that zoos are how humans make amends. ...عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «ایوان بی همتای قهرمان»؛ «ایوان منحصر به فرد»؛ «یکی و آن هم ایوان»؛ نویسنده: کاترین اپل گیت؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و هفتم ماه دسامبر سال2015میلادیعنوان: ایوان بی همتای قهرمان؛ نویسنده: کاترین اپل گیت؛ تصویرگر پاتریشیا کاستلائو؛ مترجم: شهره نورصالحی؛ تهران، پیدایش، سال1392؛ در348ص؛ شابک9786002961242؛ موضوع: داستانهای کودکان از نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21معنوان: ایوان منحصر به فرد؛ نویسنده: کاترین اپل گیت؛ تصویرگر: پاتریشیا کاستلائو؛ مترجم: کیوان عبیدی آشتیانی؛ تهران، افق، سال1392؛ در246ص؛ شابک9789643699833؛ فانتزی شگفت‌ انگیز و تلخ، با عنوان «یکی و آن هم ایوان»؛ کتابی در زمینه ی ادبیات کودک و نوجوان است، نوشتاری از خانم «کاترین اپلگیت»، و مصور سازی شده، توسط خانم «پاتریشیا کاستلو»، داستان درباره ی گوریلی است، که در یک فروشگاه، و در اصل در یک مرکز خرید بزرگ، در قفس زندگی می‌کند، و زندگیش، پس از آشنا شدن با یک بچه فیل، دیگر می‌شود؛ «اپلگیت»، با الهام از مقاله ی یک روزنامه ی مربوط به بیست سال پیش از تاریخ نگارش این قصه، که درباره ی زندگی واقعی گوریلی به نام «ایوان» در یک فروشگاه بود، و سرانجام به باغ وحش سپرده شد، کتاب خویش را نگاشته اندتاریخ بهنگام رسانی 15/10/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 30/10/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Oh my fricken bananas...I knew ‘nothing’ about this book ...[ a children’s book]...based on a true story....Only that it was suggested I read it. Thank you Mischenko and Lisa I not only read this wonderful children’s book... but the facts about the true story. Damn... if this story didn’t make me cry!! Sometimes, life just pisses me off ... the selfish stupid insane things they do!My anger and sadness buttons were pushed from the true story. The children’s book is written with dignity-moral consciousness - and some honest happy smiles too!!!! Appropriate for children’s ears. There is still sadness- but handled with tenderness. The illustrations compliment the story - wonderful! Besides Ivan, the silverback gorilla, you’ll meet Bob, the dog, and Ruby, the elephant - other animal friends ...Enjoy this adventure fantasy story....I’m not going to share more other than to say ... we all know animals never belong locked up in a mall.Zoo’s are questionable enough. If you haven’t read this ( I’mprobably the late banana-peel to party), — love animals at all —take the time to read it. If you have little people in your life.... this is a great book choice to read and discuss.

This is so beautiful!!!!Winner of the John Newberry Medal which is partly fictionalized, this children's book tells the story of Ivan, a real gorilla who later lived at Zoo Atlanta, before he was rescued and had to struggle for 27 years caged in a circus themed mall in Washington state.One of the most well-written books, short and captivating; emotional and hard-hitting; inspirational and provokes you to think about the lives of other beings more than our idea of fun and entertainment at the cost of their discomfort and abuse, the story tells the story of the animals kept in poor conditions for the sake of making money and mere entertainment.Ivan, the gorilla, for his so called talent of painting which the owner Mack sells; Stella, the neglected circus trained elephant with an infected, hurting foot; Bob, the street dog. And later on, Ruby, a baby elephant to work for the circus. One of my most favourite child characters ever, Julia, the daughter of the cleaner, keeps Ivan company and actually does something big with the help of her father towards the end that makes this book so beautiful and memorable!The book deals with animal neglect and abuse; unexpected friendships and found family; death and grief. The ending is so damn satisfying. I cried, I laughed, I found love and hope all over again. The writing is so good! The characters blended well. They are outstanding. A must read✨

This book is so real. It's almost too deep for a children's book. Even though it's about talking animals and Ivan's complexity of thought could be a little misleading, this book touches on so many great themes both superficial toward children, but also in general about humanity, if you're mature enough to understand it. This book was cute, sad, and something very new to me. I adored it and it is such a fast read that I highly recommend it!

Mr. Hankins is putting his readers on THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN for the beginning of 2012's reading season. Think of all of the good stuff you loved about THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN and TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and, instead of sitting with Enzo in a cozy living room watching the discovery channel or with Morrie in a study littered with books and notes, you'll be sitting in a cage with Ivan, "the Ape at Exit 8," a thoughtful gorilla tasked with one of the most difficult callings ever. . .caring for a new cast member in a broken down circus, a baby elephant.Appelgate's prose is beautiful, and Ivan, her narrator, like Enzo, gets to saying some things about being "human" that we all need to hear. . .a lovely, lovely book that will prompt discussions about what it means to live within one's intended calling even when that calling is not made manifest in the day-to-day doings. The book could also foster conversations about what it means to dig deep for that one latent gift that is just waiting for us to tap into it for the greater good--not only of ourselves, but for those around us. Mr. Hankins is coming out early to predict big things for Katherine Appelgate's THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN in 2012. I predict that this will become an instant classic that readers will return to again and again, sharing it with every friend they can.

"Everyone has parents," Bob explains. "It's unavoidable."I started out this review with a funny quote - but this is NOT a funny book. It's one of those emotionally manipulative sad books about animals. A seven-year-old girl personally recommended this to me. Little kids LOVE emotionally manipulative sad books about animals. Charlotte's Web, Black Beauty, Old Yeller, Shiloh, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Cat Who Went to Heaven etc. etc. You can add this book to the list.This is based (loosely) on a true story. Ivan is a gorilla who is kidnapped along with his sister in Africa when he was a baby. His parents were murdered. Both he and his sister were shipped to the U.S., but his sister died in transit.Now Ivan lives in a cage in the mall, eking out his solitary and depressing existence. But at least he has company. An old wise elephant named Stella, who was bought from a circus, and a stray chihuahua-mix called Bob, who is "homeless by choice" but sleeps on Ivan's expansive stomach every night.And even though you may be surprised, Ivan has a human friend, too - Julia, a 10 or 11-year-old who is the daughter of the night janitor. She sneaks Ivan drawing supplies - he is a proud artist, and loves creating pictures that are framed and sold in the gift shop for $25.But then one night Stella hears a noise. She knows it is the sound of a baby elephant in despair. The mall is going to get a new attraction, and she's going to change everything... ...If you are sensitive to animal cruelty, do NOT read this book unless you want to cry. The book has a (relatively) happy ending, but tons of bad things happen along the way - to gorillas, elephants, and dogs.I liked the book, I think it was well-written and perfect for children. Of course, as an adult you are going to have more of a critical eye - some parts really stretch credibility, the author is blatantly tearjerking you - but none of this will even occur to a child reader.The book is, of course, doing good work by helping children sympathize with animals and raising awareness about animal cruelty and human responsibility to treat animals with compassion.The book is saved from being a total sapfest mainly because Bob the dog is funny sometimes.The book has little illustrations occasionally.This book is very reminiscent of Charlotte's Web in more than one way. That's not a criticism, exactly, but you'd have to be blind not to notice the glaring similarities. That being said, Ivan stands on it's own two feet, I didn't feel like the author was using White as a crutch.Another thing that is good is the book's treatment of "villains." The "villain" in this book (barring the unseen and unheard humans of the past who slaughtered elephants, gorillas, and dogs respectively) would be the mall's owner, Mack. Especially when he takes to (view spoiler)[using a claw stick on Ruby the baby elephant in order to train her and teach her to comply. (hide spoiler)] But the book is careful to even out Mack's personality. He's not some sinister evil man who wakes up every day longing to cause animals pain. Instead, we see that he is tired, poor, depressed, and struggling to keep his mall in business. He even (view spoiler)[looks at some pictures of him and Ivan together when Ivan was a baby and Ivan lived in his house for years. He seems to like Ivan, even though he doesn't always make the best decisions for Ivan's happiness or wellbeing. (hide spoiler)] I feel like this is a very good thing. As much as I can "love to hate" cackling villains like Count Olaf and Jiggy Nye, it's refreshing to see a more human and adult face on a villain once in a while. Appropriate for ages 7-10. Again, I feel people (who tend to say 9-12) are underestimating kids. Obviously 7-year-olds love it. Not only did a seven-year-old recommend this to me, but her school is making this into the school play next year. Just my two cents. I would go as young as seven on this. Or even an advanced six.

A re-read and yup it’s still a Wow!!! What a wonderful story!!! I picked this out of the blue I didn't realize it was a "kids" book but it didn't feel like it. I loved it!!! This book is for everyone.

Touching. This is about possibility and about the will. Having the will to help someone else, going into yourself and letting your intuition and higher self find a way to keep a promise and help someone that is helpless. Such big themes in this story and such big ideas. I think this could be a book a spiritual group does a study on. Great stuff in this book.Ivan is a silverback gorilla that is held in a side show with only a few animals. His best friend is a dog, Bob, and an elephant Stella. A young elephant, Ruby, is brought into the mix. Stella wants to save the pain of captivity for Ruby and wants to send her to the Zoo. Also, Ivan is an artist and he enjoys painting, eating the paint and paper and painting some more. Art is a spiritual connection in this story. Art gives Ivan a voice and he also helps keep the place afloat as the owner sells his paintings.What I love about the story is Ivan's voice. It is totally believable that this is the voice and thought of a gorilla. It's spot on perfection. Stella's voice is great and Bob is hilarious. I love Bob. I thought that someone was actually reading sign language from a gorilla and relating the story for us at first it was so convincing. I have seen a special on TV where they taught a gorilla sign language and the communication was amazing. They would ask the gorilla complex questions that required reasoning and the gorilla gave some great and insightful answer. They told her about global warming and the gorilla was very sad about this and couldn't understand why people would continue to hurt the world. It was great and it reminded me of Ivan's voice.There is pain and the animals tell their stories of being afraid and captured. It's about the lose of freedom and hope. There is death and there is wonder in this story.This is the reason I love middle grade so much. It can stand up to any Young adult or adult work of fiction. It is fantastic and so well done. It is straight forward and simple and it has the strong guiding voice of Katherine Applegate. She is a wonder and I can't wait to read more of her works.

I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do. ~The One and Only Ivan::sniff:: What's that in my eye, this watery, salty substance? Crying? No. I'm not crying. I'm too old and cynical to cry. My tear ducts have long dried up. Really.::sniff::Oh for godsake, will someone hand me a tissue!This is a sweet, adorable story that will tug at your heart-strings in the most uplifting way. It is a beautiful, tender tale of friendship, acceptance and hope. The perfect antidote for the overworked, stressed out grinch in all of us. Read it!