The Butterfly Lion
by Michael Morpurgo
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Manufacturer: Collins
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780006751038
ISBN: 0006751032
Label: Collins
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 1996-05-07
Publisher: Collins
Studio: Collins
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Summary: Butterfly Lion ~ amazing book
Comment: It contains the rawness of war and the beauty and power of love and humanity. For a book that can be read to children, that is a huge achievement. It can be heartbreakingly sad and joyful all at once and deals with real-life situations that people face. It also has a sense of mysticism and contains that magic that we all need to believe in. The sort of story that inspires you to be determined in life.
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Summary: I Havent...But Amazon's....
Comment: I havent read this book yet, as i have only recived it today (12th september 08), but amazon sent it to me and it arived exactly when it should. Thankyouu! xThe Butterfly Lion
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Summary: butterfly lion
Comment: the book makes you feel that you are in the achual in the story when you get into it. it has a mixture of sad times happy times and even some funny times.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ *****
Comment: Im 12 And I Read This Book When I Was 11 It Is Heart Warming And A Truely Moving Story, I Felt So Involved With The Story As If It Was Happening Infront Of Me, It Made Me Cry And 2 Parts, And I Advise EVERYBODY To Read It x
The Best Book Ever Made x
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Summary: You won't be disappointed!
Comment: The Butterfly Lion is a book about a boy, Bertie, who lives in Africa. It is a great read because it is well written, the words flow and make you feel that you are part of the story. Also, the descriptions are so good that you can picture in your head what Africa looks like!
The story is exciting and mysterious; it really starts after a couple of chapters when one day, at the waterhole somewhere in South Africa around 1904, Bertie sees a mummy lion with her cubs (one of the babies is white). When he goes home to he tells his parents that he has seen a white lion, they do not believe him because they do not know that they exist. Determined to prove that he did not lie, he goes back the next day and everyday after that, but without luck.
One day, his dad comes back and says "We've got her!" as he puts the body of the dead lioness down. Bertie realizes straightaway that it is the cubs' mother. He is devastated, thinking the cubs will die without her. But that night, he sees the white cub and that is where their friendship starts...
My favourite part is when Bertie is in the Army; he is at the battlefield all alone in the middle of the enemy's gunfire and rescues two wounded soldiers for which he will get a medal. I thought it was dead exciting: I was scared that Bertie was going to die and I felt really tense and sweaty!
I also loved the characters: Bertie (the hero), Millie ( his friend who later on becomes his wife) and the boy who runs away from school (who I think is Michael Morpugo himself). They are all are all very captivating because of what happens to them and we share with them moments that are funny, exciting, scary and sometimes sad. I have a soft spot for Bertie because he is adventurous, brave and a very good man, and I wish I had a friendship as strong as his with the lion.
The book is also interesting because different people tell the story: at first it is the boy who I think is Michael Morpugo who explain why he is running away from school, then he meets the old lady and she becomes the narrator when she tells him Bertie's story. Both of them describe things with a lot of emotion and they make you feel happy and also very sad at times.
I would recommend this book to any child aged between 8 and 14 because it is a very exciting read: there is more than one story, and it keeps on bouncing from a moment in somebody's life to another, but most of all, it moves you and that means it is a great book!
Review written by Sevaan G, aged 9
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