The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
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Year Published 2012
Word Count 26,263
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 150437, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Animals--Treatment--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
- Elephants
- Animals
- Gorilla--Fiction
- Gorilla
- Treatment
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Elephants--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 6

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2013

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Winner, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2012
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