Last term when we finished reading "The One and Only Ivan" we emailed the author - Katherine Applegate to tell her how much we loved her book. We also asked her a few questions. Today we got a reply from her. it was very exciting getting a reply as we know she is very busy.
Here is the reply.........
Hello to beautiful New Zealand, and thanks for your note. Your questions were :
> How long did it take you to write the story?
Two or three months plus the publishing cycle
> Did you go and study how gorillas behaved?
I read a lot of books, plus a zoo visit
> How did you know about Ivan?
Can't quite remember .. a news story I think
> Did you ever go and see Ivan?
Yes .. my daughter Julia and I went to see him
Thanks again for writing to me.
Katherine Applegate
I am so exited that we got a reply From Rose
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