About the Book

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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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780007380626
• ISBN 10: 0007380623
• Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• On Sale: 11/24/2011
• Pages: 128
• List Price:6.99 CAD
• Ages: 9 to 11
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
• BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe
• BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Africa

Michael Morpurgo

Biography

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.

Other Works by Michael Morpurgo

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  Cobweb

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Carnival of the Animals: A Whole New World of Animal Poems

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Billy the Kid

  By Michael Morpurgo

Christian Birmingham

Biography

Christian Birmingham is a young artist of outstanding talent. In 1991 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design and has since illustrated several highly praised books. Christian lives in Brighton, Sussex.

Other Works by Christian Birmingham

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  The Butterfly Lion

  By Christian Birmingham

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  The Sea of Tranquility

  By Christian Birmingham