![]() ![]() "The baby was born in a tropical forest in central Africa," the text tells us, as Ivan, still in his mother's arms, observes the gorillas in his troop. ![]() The text reads like poetry: "In leafy calm, in gentle arms, a gorilla's life began." Karas ( Tap Tap Boom Boom) shows an expressive young gorilla, with his mother holding him close, his eyes staring out at readers. Applegate's spare text never anthropomorphizes the primate and gives readers just enough grounding to follow Ivan's journey, while Karas's full-spread illustrations and vignettes fill in Ivan's emotional life through the gorilla's engaged expressions and body language.Īpplegate allows readers to imagine what Ivan might be feeling as a social creature who's now without his family. ![]() This charming and moving picture book starring the gorilla that captivated readers in The One and Only Ivan tells Ivan's real story from his capture in central Africa to his 27 years of captivity in a Tacoma, Wash., shopping mall, to his transition at last to Zoo Atlanta. ![]()
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