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.
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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.
“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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/ Key title 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. / Michael is a hugely successful author on the Collins list. / This is a moving novel, set in Africa and England, during the First World War. / This title has sold over 150,000 copies in its current form. / Rebranding this successful title coincides with the paperback edition of Dear Olly.
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• Michael is a hugely successful author on the Collins list. • This is a moving novel, set in Africa and England, during the First World War. • This title has sold over 150,000 copies in its current form. • Rebranding this successful title coincides with the paperback edition of Dear Olly. Competition: War Horse;Private Peaceful;Charlotte’s Web;Kaspar;An Elephant in the Garden;Shadow;Kensuke’s Kingdom;. by;Michael Morpurgo;Lauren St John;Dick King Smith;E. B. White;
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780006751038
Publisert
1996-05-07
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins Children's Books
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
E, J, 04, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.