From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob.
Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby’s caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. The One and Only Ruby features first-person narrative; author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery); and story elements (plot, character development, perspective).
小狗鲍勃总说自己向往自由，不需要人类，即便如此，他还是和善良的茱莉亚一家生活在一起。直到一场可怕的风暴来袭，街道被毁，围墙倒塌，动物四散，鲍勃慌了神儿。在救援过程中，鲍勃与失散的姐姐重逢，生死关头还被大猩猩伊凡和小象露比所救……风暴过后，鲍勃终于明白：真正的自由，就藏在爱与牵挂之中。
1.经典续作，故事自带持续力与生命力。本书为《纽约时报》畅销榜冠军，是纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖作品《独一无二的伊凡》的续作。作为该系列中最具故事冲突感的一部，机智毒舌的小狗鲍勃在龙卷风后拯救朋友与家人的冒险让读者看得惊心动魄，而鲍勃也在过程中克服着过往痛苦，收获了爱与归属感。
2.故事紧张刺激，语言生动风趣，内核温馨治愈。作品延续了美国畅销书作家凯瑟琳·艾波盖特的创作风格，短小精悍的一个个篇章让阅读既有节奏感又不觉疲惫，整体语言幽默风趣，想象力丰富，反转不断的故事可读性极强，内核聚焦爱与责任，温暖治愈。
3.引导思考人与动物间的关系。龙卷风的无情破坏被作者用来影射人类对动物和自然的伤害，动物们从围栏中获得自由，面对自然野性，人类的脆弱暴露无遗，这也让人们重新思考人与动物间的关系与相处方式。
4.学会原谅，重拾信赖。在遇到茱莉亚前，小狗鲍勃对家养宠物充满嘲讽，内心深处实则充满了对被抛弃的恐惧，在与大猩猩伊凡、小象露比和茱莉亚父女共患难之后，鲍勃不仅学会了原谅他人、原谅自己，也重拾对人类的信赖，收获了幸福。
By Katherine Applegate, Illustrated by Patricia Castelao, Simplified Chinese Charactesr, 150 pages, 7.85"x5.75"
