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Ivan : the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla / Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0544252306 (hardcover)
  • 9780544252301 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Summary: "The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta."-- Provided by publisher.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.884 A648 Available 33111007638824
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

"The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 4-8.

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