The Butterfly Lion Audiobook By Michael Morpurgo, Christian Birmingham - illustrator cover art

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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 Animal Fiction 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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excellent story and settings but somehow narration seems too weak to excite the novel ideas.

poor narrative

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The Butterfly Lion is one of my favourite story's . It is a very uplifting story about a young boy named Bertie. Bertie saw a white lion but when he went to tell his family nobody believed him but he kept believing in himself. And throughout the entire story I felt like I was there because the book was so informative about every little thing this book is impeccable I would recommend it to any animal lover!!

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