The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is a moving story of friendship, beautifully told. The story is narrated by Ivan, a gorilla living in a run-down shopping mall exhibit. When Ruby, a baby elephant, comes to join him, Ivan makes a promise to save her from life in the mall. If you haven't yet experienced this award-winning book, you're in for a treat!
As with all our Read-Aloud Posters, the activities on our poster for The One and Only Ivan are a mix of novel and familiar activities created specifically to highlight particular aspects of the book and help readers delve a little deeper into the story. Our Spotlight blog post examines both the novel aspects of the poster reviews activities that might seem familiar to you if you’ve completed other Read-Aloud Posters.