Key Stage: 2

Description

Format: Single copy (Read Aloud) novel

Number of pages: 256

Reading Age: 9-11 Interest Level: 9-14

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 3.6  Interest Level MY

Book Band Black/Grey

Reading aloud gives all pupils access to engaging texts and helps nurture a love of reading for pleasure. Research shows that reading for pleasure is linked to higher academic achievement, greater empathy, a deeper understanding of personal identity, and improved mental wellbeing.

Ivan, a gorilla, recounts his life including when lived in a shopping mall circus for nearly 30 years. Eventually rehomed with other gorillas in a zoo in Atlanta, he discovers there is another way to live. Set in America.