The One and Only Ivan
Ranked #2 in 3rd Grade, Ranked #2 in Elephant — see more rankings.
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.
Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she... more
Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she... more
Rankings by Category
The One and Only Ivan is ranked in the following categories:
- #6 in 10-Year-Old
- #53 in 11-Year-Old
- #24 in 2nd Grade
- #4 in 4th Grade
- #6 in 5th Grade
- #39 in 6th Grade
- #4 in 9-Year-Old
- #44 in Animal Behavior
- #6 in Animals
- #19 in Award-Winning
- #81 in Boy
- #20 in Chapter
- #25 in Children's Chapter
- #65 in Children's Fantasy
- #38 in Chocolate
- #14 in Compassion
- #67 in Courage
- #59 in Easy
- #25 in Elementary
- #28 in Empathy
- #25 in Friendship
- #87 in Happy
- #31 in Hope
- #57 in Middle School
- #92 in Older Children
- #82 in Perspective
- #15 in Read Aloud
- #52 in Ruby
- #37 in Tween
- #54 in Victoria
- #4 in Zoos
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