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In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, the Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and the artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of a special gorilla. 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 and includes photographs of Ivan in the back matter.

对于那些热爱纽伯瑞获奖作品（2012）的人来说，艾波盖特创造了一本由真实故事改编而成的图画书。一只来自非洲中部的幼猩猩被抓获，并被带到了塔科马，华盛顿。最初，他生活在一个人类家庭里，和孩子们一样快乐的生活，在床上睡觉，去看棒球赛，吃冰淇淋。但当伊凡长得太大之后，他被卖掉了，27年以来，这只成年银背大猩猩生活在一个购物中心的笼子里。后来，抗议的市民写请愿书，使得伊凡去了一个更好的环境——亚特兰大动物园。书后附有更多关于伊凡的事迹和照片，登陆网站可以了解更多信息，还有一张伊凡用手指“签名”的手指画。卡拉斯用铅笔线条和水彩颜料饱含感情地描绘了伊凡温柔可爱的个性和这只温和的大猩猩如何赢得了成千上万人们和读者们的心。