The Butterfly Lion
Author(s): Michael Morpurgo; Christian Birmingham (Illustrator)
A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion, from a master storyteller.
When Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld, the pair 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.
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'Will touch all hearts - both young and old' Virginia McKenna, Born Free Foundation
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare. Christian Birmingham is a young artist of outstanding talent. In 1991 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design and has since illustrated several highly praised books, including The Magical Bicycle .
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : HarperCollins
- : 0.120656
- : 01 August 2023
- : .5 Inches X 5.062 Inches X 7.812 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Michael Morpurgo; Christian Birmingham (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : [E]
- : 128
