The Butterfly Lion

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Author: Morpurgo, Michael Interest age: from c 9 yearsPublished on 3 August 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 128 pages207 x 136 x 11 | 120g 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 ‘Will touch all hearts – both young and old’ Virginia McKenna, Born Free Foundation 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. Show more