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The Butterfly Lion

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Butterfly Lion
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Christian Birmingham
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780006751038
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Primary & Secondary Education
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Children's Books
Publication Date 7 May 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

ILLUSTRATED BY CHRISTIAN BIRMINGHAM. A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. "All my life I'll think of you, I promise I will. I won't ever forget you." Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.

Author Biography

Michael divides his time between his writing and running Farms for City Children, a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a working farm for a week. Michael and his wife Clare were awarded MBEs this year for their work with the charity. Before the first farm opened 22 years ago, Morpurgo was a teacher and his knowledge of children's experiences, plus his experience of Farms enrich his writing enormously. Michael Morpurgo has won the Whitbread Children's Book Award, and the Smarties Book Prize.

Reviews

"The Butterfly Lion is unique among animals and books, and will touch all hearts - both young and old." Virginia McKenna, Born Free Foundation Praise for Michael Morpurgo: "A master storyteller at his best" The Sunday Times