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The Butterfly Lion
Deep in the burning African veld, a young boy rescues an orphaned white lion cub. But when the lion is sold to a circus and the friends are torn apart, how will their story end? This modern classic from Michael Morpurgo sweeps from a British boarding school to the African wilds, and from the First World War to the present day. It is a vivid and heartwarming story of friendship against all the odds.
Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Gold Award.
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jackos123
19 Jun 2009
loved it
I loved this book. The way Michael Morpurgo weaves realistic situations into a ficton book is amazing. I would defenitely reccomend this book. But only to the ages above 9 as it has some very extended language used, though not innopropriate words.
Ben05
6 Jun 2009
loved it
THE BUTTERFLY LION IS A VERY TOUCHING BOOK AND IS SET IN AFRICA. THE OPENING IS BASIC, BUT THE BOOK ITSELF IS TREMENDOUS. THE CHARACTERS ALL SEEM TO BE ALIVE. I LOVED THIS STORY AND WOULD READ IT AGAIN ANY DAY! Well Done Mr Morpurgo
Soapi-Sixpence
30 Apr 2009
liked it
The butterfly lion is a very touching, sad yet interesting story, which i really enjoyed.
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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children, and has won a multitude of awards as well as serving as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005.
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Michael was the Children’s Laureate 2003-2005, and has won many awards including The Whitbread Prize For The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the Smarties prize for The Butterfly Lion and the Blue Peter Award for Private Peaceful.
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