Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla - Rilegato

Applegate, Katherine

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ISBN 10: 0544252306 ISBN 13: 9780544252301

Casa editrice: Clarion Books, 2014

Riassunto

In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, the Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and the artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of a special gorilla.
     Captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington, mall to attract shoppers. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal welfare, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla traveled an astonishing distance in miles and in impact.
     This is his true story and includes photographs of Ivan in the back matter.

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Recensione:

"Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare."
—Kirkus

"Using pencilline drawing and washes of pastel, Karas feelingly depicts Ivan's gentle and loving personality conveying how this gentle gorilla won the hearts of thousands of people—and readers."
—Booklist

"Karas's darkly hued, smudgy illustrations complement the tone of the narrative and convey the sense of loneliness and isolation that marked the gorilla's existence."
—School Library Journal

"The spareness of both text and pictures invites readers to find their own meaning in the moving story."
—Horn Book Magazine

  
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins, 2012)Newbery Medal
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 National Indie Bestseller#1 NEIBA Bestseller#1 NAIBA Bestseller#1 SCIBA Bestseller#1 MIDW Bestseller#1 MPIBA Bestseller#1 PNBA Bestseller#1 SCIBA BestsllerNCIBA BestsellerUSA Today Bestseller
Blue Bonnet Master List
ALA Notable
Christopher Award
Virginia Readers’ Choice Master List
Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Nominations
Mitten Award Honor Book (Michigan Library State Award)
A Kirkus Best Children’s Book of 2012
An SLJ Best Book of 2012
An Amazon Best Book of the Year, Middle Grade
An NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
2013 CBC/Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year
CCBC Choices 2013
Goodreads Best Book, Middle Grade, Semifinalist starred reviews: Kirkus, SLJ, BCCB A sampling of honors for G. Brian Karas The New York Times on G. Brian Karas:
“A childlike style belies the sophistication of the drawings. Exquisite and moving in its subtlety.”  Are You Going to Be Good?, by Cari Best (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005)
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book On Earth, by G. Brian Karas (Putnam, 2005)
ALA Notable Book Atlantic, by G. Brian Karas (Putnam, 2002)
ALA Notable Book 2003
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book 2003
Booklist 10 Sci-Tech Books for Youth List 2002
Book Links Lasting Connections List 2002 MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA!, by Candice Fleming (Simon and Schuster, 2002)
California Young Readers MedalALA Notable Book
NYPL’s One Hundred Books for Reading and Sharing 7 x 9 = Trouble!, by Claudia Mills (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2002)ALA Notable Book
Children’s Literature Choice List
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book Car Wash, by Saundra Steen (Putnam, 2000)ALA Notable BookALA NBCCB Blue Ribbon New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing CCBC Choices Children’s Literature Choice List

"Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare."
--Kirkus

"Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare." —Kirkus "Using pencilline drawing and washes of pastel, Karas feelingly depicts Ivan’s gentle and loving personality conveying how this gentle gorilla won the hearts of thousands of people—and readers." —Booklist "Karas's darkly hued, smudgy illustrations complement the tone of the narrative and convey the sense of loneliness and isolation that marked the gorilla's existence." —School Library Journal "The spareness of both text and pictures invites readers to find their own meaning in the moving story." —Horn Book Magazine "Karas's muted illustrations capably reflect the contrasts between Ivan's happy early life in Africa, his gloomy years in captivity, and his eventual transfer to a new home." —Publishers Weekly “Applegate's spare text gives readers just enough grounding to follow Ivan's journey, while Karas's artwork fills in Ivan's emotional life through the gorilla's engaged expressions and body language--no image more triumphant than Ivan's release into Zoo Atlanta. A heartfelt tribute to a magnificent animal.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review "The text is streamlined but powerful, and younger kids who aren’t up for the linguistic and emotional challenges of Applegate’s fictional account of Ivan will find this a thoughtful and intriguing introduction; older readers who have read The One and Only Ivan may enjoy it as well." —Bulletin

"Gently paced, with moving but reassuring images, this is an age-appropriate introduction to the issues of captivity and animal welfare."
—Kirkus

"Using pencilline drawing and washes of pastel, Karas feelingly depicts Ivan's gentle and loving personality conveying how this gentle gorilla won the hearts of thousands of people—and readers."
—Booklist

L'autore:

Katherine Applegate’s many children’s books include the Newbery Award–winning novel The One and Only Ivan, the picture book TheBuffalo Storm, and the best-selling Animorphs series. She lives in California. www.katherineapplegate.com. G. Brian Karas is the award-winning author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books. He lives in New York. www.gbriankaras.com

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• Editore: Clarion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544252306
• ISBN 13: 9780544252301
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 36
• Disegnatore: Karas G. Brian