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The Butterfly Lion

By: Michael Morpurgo, Christian Birmingham - illustrator
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“All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget you.”

A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion.

A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion.

Bertie rescues an orphaned 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.

©2011 Michael Morpurgo (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Animals Animals & Nature Fiction Literature & Fiction Friendship Africa

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"The Butterfly Lion is unique among animals and books, and will touch all hearts – both young and old.” (Virginia McKenna, Born Free Foundation)
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This is a very interesting book I suggest you read it has a very good story line.

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My children and I listen to this story over and over and have done so for the last three years. My eldest who was nine at the time really had to stand her ground to get us to agree to listen when she first insisted we purchase the audiobook....How right she was...with the incredible narration skills applied in this story, you too will be transported to another place and time...and the twist at the end is not seen coming...you won't regret this purchase...and bedtime with The Butterfly Lion will no doubt become a family favourite as it has in our household...Enjoy!

More wonderful every time we hear it...

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My children and I loved this book! Worth listening to. Short and sweet. Who knew we would love it so much?

Moving and beautiful.

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