The One And Only Ivan Lesson Plans. Ivan the gorilla has lived in a cage at the exit 8 big top mall for twenty eight. A new friend a new perspective and a new light are all found in katherine applegate s the one and only ivan.
Their friendship sheds new light on his life. Ivan lives at the exit 8 big top mall and video arcade and is accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls in his domain. But his life changes when he meets ruby a baby elephant taken from the wild.
Ivan a real gorilla lived at zoo atlanta but on the way to that happy ending he spent almost three decades without seeing another of his own kind.
His biggest diversions are television and painting. In one and only ivan ivan gets a chance to experiment with all sorts of creative mediums. Standards lesson plans technology. This book companion is perfect to use as a read aloud book study book club study independent reading activity or more.
