Ivan+The+Remarkable+True+Story+of+the+Shopping+Mall+Gorilla



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 * =Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla= ||
 * Author: Katherine Applegate ||
 * Illustrator: G. Brian Karas ||
 * Publisher: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014 ||
 * Synopsis: 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. ||

=Web Links Related To This Title:=
 * Google Books
 * The One and Only Novel Website (Based on the Chapter Book)
 * Atlanta Zoo Celebrating Ivan
 * NPR Interview
 * Interview with Katherine Applegate
 * Actual footage of Ivan at the B&I Mall
 * Book Trailer
 * Ivan at Zoo Atlanta

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