This book is based on the true story of Ivan the Gorilla.

A Better Place For Ivan

Ivan was in an Atlanta zoo, and now there is a statue of him there. People go there to look at it and they remember Ivan from when he was happy.<br/>The End!

One day, people got mad about a lonely gorilla in a cage,  and they made signs that said "LET IVAN BE FREE" and "IVAN SHOULD BE IN A ZOO." Mack thought about it and let Ivan go and he got to be free in a zoo. Now Ivan gets to be free and saw the first flower in 27 years.

Ivan was a baby gorilla with a pretty good life. His dad was a silverback. Silverbacks are the leaders of a troop.

Ivan's sister's name was Tag. Ivan and Tag would play tag together. Ivan's real name was Mud because he loved to play and paint with mud.

Ivan was taken to a mall and had his own cage and stayed there for his whole life. Then Ivan started to paint and color and draw. Mack sold his drawings and everyone wanted a drawing from Ivan. Ivan made lots and lots of drawing and paintings.

One terrible day, some poachers came and took Ivan and shipped him to America. They sold him to a guy named Mack who took care of Ivan for 27 years. Ivan never got to go outside. People all over the world came to visit him.