Today’s B-P Summer Book Club selection is “The One and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Patricia Castelao. It is recommended for students entering fifth and sixth grade. Ivan is a very easy-going gorilla. He lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. He enjoys getting attention from visitors at the mall and rarely thinks about his first home, the jungle. Instead, Ivan mainly thinks about art. He thinks about how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves. Then Ivan meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her natural habitat. She helps Ivan see his art and his home through new eyes.
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