Read Across America:

Reading Schedule for

The One and Only Ivan (2012) by Katherine Applegate

Week One Pages Chapter Names

Mon, Feb 26 [pp. 0 – 10] glossary; hello; names; patience; how I look; the
exit 8 big top mall and video arcade

Tues, Feb 27 [pp. 11 – 26] the littlest big top on earth; gone; artists; shapes in
clouds; imagination; the loneliest gorilla in the
world; tv; the nature show

Tues, Feb 28 [pp. 27 – 42] stella; stella’s trunk; a plan; bob; wild; Picasso;
three visitors; my visitors return; sorry

Thurs, Mar 1 [pp. 43 – 59] julia; drawing bob; bob and julia; mack; not sleepy;
the beetle

Fri, Mar 2 [pp. 60 – 89] change; guessing; jambo; lucky; arrival; stella
helps; old news; tricks; introductions; stella and
ruby; home of the one and only ivan; art lesson;
treat
Week Two Pages Chapter Names
Mon, Mar 5 [pp. 90 – 105] elephant jokes; children; the parking lot; ruby’s
story

Tues, Mar 6 [pp. 106 – 120] a hit; worry; the promise; knowing; five men;
comfort; crying; the one and only ivan

Wed, Mar 7 [pp. 121 – 134] once upon a time; the grunt; mud; protector; a
perfect life; the end; vine; the temporary human;
hunger

Thurs, Mar 8 [pp. 135 – 147] still life; punishment; babies; beds; my place; nine-
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six days; a
visit

Fri, Mar 9 [pp. 148 – 165] a new beginning; poor mack; colors; a bad dream
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Week Three Pages Chapter Names
Mon, Mar 12 [pp. 166 – 179] the story; how; remembering; what they did;
something else to buy; another ivan; days; nights;
project; not right

Tues, Mar 13 [pp. 180 – 296] going nowhere; bad guys; ad; imagining; not-tag;
one more thing; the seven-o’clock show; twelve

Wed, Mar 14 [pp. 197 – 213] H; nervous; showing julia; more paintings; chest-
beating; angry; puzzle pieces

Thur, Mar 15 [pp. 214 – 225] finally; the next morning; mad human; phone call

Fri, Mar 16 [pp. 226 – 240] a star again; the ape artist; interview; the early
news; signs on sticks; protesters; check marks;
free ruby; new box; training

Week Four Pages Chapter Names

Mon, Mar 19 [pp. 241 – 255] poking and prodding; no painting; more boxes;
good-bye; click; an idea; respect; photo

Tues, Mar 20 [pp. 256 – 269] leaving; good boy; moving; awakening; missing;
food; not famous; something in the air; a new tv;
the family; excited

Wed, Mar 21 [pp. 270 – 283] what I see; still there; watching; she; door;
wondering; ready; outside at last; oops; what it was
like; pretending; nest; more tv

Thurs, Mar 22 [pp. 284 – 300] it; romance; more about romance; grooming; talk;
the top of the hill; the wall; safe; silverback