Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.
Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.
Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.
Katherine Applegate's many books include the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, and the award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband, Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. He was a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation's largest collection of western lowland gorillas. Ivan was well known for his paintings, which he "signed" with a thumbprint.
Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.
“我应该怎么向别人讲述这个故事呢?”这是我看完美国作家凯瑟琳·爱博盖特笔下的《独一无二的伊凡》后想到的问题。这是一个根据真实故事改编的童话,却让我这个成年人动容。我不知道该如何向别人讲述这个故事,也许是我看懂了童话故事里面的现实,刺痛了我的心。 ...
评分以动物为主角的绘本几乎占据了童书类别的半壁江山,其中大多数都是拟人态的故事,穿插着关心、爱护、团结、帮助等主题。而《大猩猩伊万》是一只真实的大猩猩,除了描写美好的人与动物之间的情感之外,还着力渲染了一层更深的含义,那就是尊重与相互尊重。 这...
评分用这个题目其实是并么有太多深意,只是因为读完这本书,耳机刚好传出这首歌的前奏。《请在九月结束时叫醒我》(《Wake Me Up When September Ends》)是绿日乐队的一首歌曲,大凡是成功的摇滚乐队,似乎都具备这种让人怜爱的特质——他们看似无所畏惧,可在冷冰冰的现实面前...
评分这是一本探索人与动物关系的书,尽管这样的探索偏向稚嫩化,但却足以打动人心。马戏团里的人与动物是雇佣的关系,好比人利用着、驱使着动物。可是,在这样的情形下,动物成了彻彻底底的赚钱的工具,人与动物的关系被异化。而动物园,一个看似美好的地方,动物可以在自己那一小...
评分当你看到动物被关在笼子里的时候,那些在丛林里玩耍的动物被人类折磨,你骑在大象背上的时候,却不知道这温顺从何而来,你有没有想到动物需要家,那些马戏团里的小棚子,不是它们的家,而是一个笼子,,关押动物的笼子,丛林,大自然才是他们真正的家,人类与动物天生共存,没...
好忧伤,吞噬一切的孤独感。
评分其实是听完的,朗读的不错,尤其是那只狗????,又贱又萌。流落在城市的动物,最后的希望也只能寄托于人类,还好人们在一步一步的了解动物,关心动物。Ivan有了自己要保护的小象Ruby,这个时候他才是最强大的吧。U R always the one and only
评分儿童节读物,纽伯瑞的书内核都很一致,表面上是孩子与动物清澈柔软的善良和永恒的希望,底色都是成人世界里无尽的苦难,二者既对立又彼此营养,所以总是催泪又治愈。唯一的bug大概就是Mack有点过于惨了,但是买卖也是罪恶的源头吧...今天看一席里说买一只隼就有十只因此死掉,Ruby和Ivan的siblings也都是在这个过程中死的。
评分看到最后才知道原来Ivan是确实存在的一头银背大猩猩,从被捕猎到被豢养被展示直至被沸腾的民意解救到动物园。Ivan很清楚动物园依旧是一个笼子,但是这是它能有的最好结局了,能有其他被解救的大猩猩一起抱团养老。它真是智慧生物啊。这本书的文字非常好,极富诗意,因为这是一只大猩猩的独白,过四级英文的人就能看了。
评分2017.04.09
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