Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate

In a moving picture book, Katherine Applegate tells the true story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery Award--winning novel, The One and Only Ivan. 

Captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington, mall to attract shoppers. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal welfare, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla traveled an astonishing distance in miles and in impact.

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

The Birchbark House is about a little indian girl named Omakayas and her family. Omakayas' little brother Neewo dies from small pox. Her whole family gets sick except for her because she had already been exposed to it. Two other people in her town died. How did Omakayas survive? Read the book to find out!

The Book With No Pictures

This simple yet imaginative book, The Book With No Pictures inspires laughter every time it is opened....let's meet the author and find out why!

I Survived the Shark Attacks...

In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: a Great White shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic Coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey.

Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water. . .

Meet Kate DiCamillo

Author Kate DiCamillo

• Shares insights into her beloved stories and characters,
• Reveals the threads of hope, love and unlikely friendships that weave throughout her books, and
• Introduces the real china rabbit that helped inspire her to write The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
  

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