![]() ![]() However, the deficits of Ivan’s (in)human(e) environment soon become clear, starting with the death of his companion. ![]() A stark, dark spread depicts their imprisonment and journey in a crate from central Africa to Tacoma, Wash., to a man who “had ordered and paid for them, / like a couple of pizzas, / like a pair of shoes.” Youngsters will initially be lulled by how cute and satisfied the two appear upon arriving in their human home. All comes to a halt on a page featuring one ominous line of text: “He did not learn about humans / until it was too late.” Ivan and another baby are captured by poachers. These are paired with warm, earth-toned watercolors. Ivan’s idyllic early years in the jungle are described in the first few spreads in brief, simple, poetic lines. Applegate reinterprets her Newbery-winning story about Ivan the shopping-mall gorilla for a younger audience of up-and-coming animal activists. ![]()
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