John Newbery Medal
Ivan, the gorilla, is confined to glass cage inside a mall. His friends are Stella, an elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. Business at the mall is not going well so Mack, the human who operates the mall, brings in Ruby, an adorable baby elephant to bring in much needed revenue. When a tragedy occurs, Ivan begins to think about the doomed life he and the others are leading and decides to be the protector and leader he is meant to be.
Wonderful word choice! Told from Ivan's point of view so plenty of opportunities to infer.
I did not like how animals were considered equal to humans ("Elephants are people too.").
Animal lovers will enjoy this book!
*Highly recommend.
Strategies/skills: inferring; synthesizing; cause/effect (skill); determining importance-main idea
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