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Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews

I bought this book a while ago and I was a little nervous that I wasn’t going to connect with it anymore. I read a lot of childrens and middle grade because I was not to be an Elementary school teacher. So, I decided to continue with this book even though I had my doubts.
At the beginning of the book, I wasn’t really connecting with the writing and the characters. But, after a while, I fell in love. All the animals were really wonderful and I got attached. I weirdly identified with Ivan when it come to wanting to protect people, but not knowing how. I feel like that all the time.
The end of this book had me crying. I really love gorillas and elephants and this book just deepened my love even more <3