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The One and Only Ivan - Year 3CA

This term, Year 3CA students have been enjoying our class novel, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Students are captivated by the unique storytelling style, with the narrative told from the perspective of Ivan, a silverback gorilla. Through Ivan’s observations, thoughts and feelings, students are exploring the world through a different perspective while developing their comprehension skills and making connections with the characters and events in the story. They are also learning about the world of the circus and exploring the lives of animals in captivity, encouraging thoughtful discussions about animal welfare and the importance of understanding different points of view. We look forward to discovering more about Ivan’s journey as we continue reading together! 

Allera:

We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. It’s about a gorilla named Ivan who lives in the Big Top Mall in a Domain. He lives with an elephant and a dog. 

I’m finding the story exciting, happy but a little bit sad. So far, this is my favourite novel we have read this year. 

Leo:

In the One and Only Ivan the funniest part we have read is when he watches two humans face lick on the TV, I don’t know why they would write that. I like the description in the book and that it has nice short paragraphs. It is written from Ivan’s perspective so it is pretty funny. 

Joseph:

The funniest part so far is when Ivan threw his own Me ball at the glass to entertain the humans. A me ball is his own poo… 

Students have drawn and labelled (using evidence from the text) the enclosure that Ivan lives in, it is known as his Domain.