The One and The Only Ivan Book Trailer

Katherine Applegate wrote this sweet, but poignant story about a gorilla and his companions who were stuck in a highway mall. Based on the true story of a similarly named gorilla who spent 27, most of his forty years, captive in a cement walled mall enclosure in Washington State. Credits: By Seattle Municipal Archives (Flickr: Clark's Big Top Restaurant, 1968) [CC via Wikimedia Commons) "Elephant Staying in Cool Water" CC attribution /reuse by Mike German "Olifantentransport" CC attribution /reuse by Martin Wilbers "Elephant Comes To the Rescue" CC attribution /reuse by Dr. Phill