The Book Ivan the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla  is a Picture Book that is for Ages 8 – 10 years old.  The Book is about a troop of Gorillas that were living in the Jungle in central of Africa.  There was a baby and the more the baby grew the more he played and the more he learned from his Mother.  When he was young he rode on his mother’s back listening to the sounds in the jungle and picking up on different things.  One day there were poachers that appeared in the Jungle and stole the baby gorilla and another. After a couple of days the babies were in a black box for endless days waiting for something to happen.  Both the Gorilas travelled from Central Africa to Tacoma, Washington. The People took care of the babies and dressed them in Human Clothes and feed them. There names were Burma and Ivan. One day after the babies arrived Burma died, Ivan was alone.  Ivan grew up Farley fast he was thirteen years old he grew into an adult silverback gorilla. Ivan lived in a cage for 27 years until he was sent to a Zoo. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars because of the story and how interesting it was, but it was a very sad story about Ivan when he was all alone in a cage for 27 years!!  Imagine if that was one of us we would be board and all alone.