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The Butterfly Lion
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Butterfly Lion
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Michael Morpurgo
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Illustrated by Christian Birmingham
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:128 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780006751038
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Audience | Primary & Secondary Education | Children / Juvenile | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books
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Publication Date |
7 May 1996 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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
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