by Katherine Applegate · Mondadori · tapa dura · ISBN 9788804614449
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«L'unico e insuperabile Ivan» is the children's novel by Katherine Applegate, published by Mondadori in hardback (281 pages, in Italian).
Narrated in the first person by Ivan, a gorilla living in a zoo attached to a shopping centre, the story shows him with Stella, an elephant, and Bob, a stray dog, as he shares his passion for drawing with Julia. The arrival of Ruby, a baby elephant, awakens his desire to give her a better future outside his captivity.
It is the first book in the The One and Only series by Katherine Applegate. Winner of the Newbery Medal in 2013 and translated into Italian by Loredana Baldinucci.
Recommended for children and young readers aged 8 and up, especially for those who enjoy stories about animals and friendship.
Katherine Alice Applegate, known professionally as K. A. Applegate, is an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, and Everworld book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in Publishers Weekly. Her book Home of the Brave has won several awards. She also wrote a chapter book series in 2008–09 called Roscoe Riley Rules.
