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The Butterfly Lion

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Creator: Christian Birmingham
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

21 reviews
Sales Rank: 343

Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.4

ISBN: 0006751032
EAN: 9780006751038
ASIN: 0006751032

Publication Date: May 7, 1996
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Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ ***** June 13, 2008
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

5 out of 5 stars

You won't be disappointed! June 4, 2008
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

5 out of 5 stars

Georgia Humbert's book review April 30, 2008
The butterfly lion is one of the best books I have read and I couldn't stop reading it!
The story has a boy called Bertie, and he rescued a white lion cub but his father is going to sell the lion. Bertie thinks the only thing he can do is set him back into the wild. Then Bertie is sent to Boarding School in England and he will have to leave his home in Africa. When Bertie grows up he has to go to war and got injured but saved two people by carrying them back to camp and wins the lifesaving badge. To unfold the magic and wonder read it or miss out!!! Written by Georgia Humbert - aged 8

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant! March 4, 2008
When I decided to use this book for guided reading I thought I'd better read it myself first (always a good idea!) and what a good job I did - I cried my eyes out. We were devastated when the cub was sold to the circus and thought that would be the end of it...how wrong we were.
A wonderful story enjoyed by a snivelling teacher and class 5.

5 out of 5 stars

b-b-b-b-b-b-brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! March 3, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Michael Morpurgo, my favourite author, wrote this touching book full of both tears of joy and of sorrow. It is full of laughter, grief and a few escapes from boring boarding school. Another good quality of this book is that it is like Michael Morpurgo is recounting this event but I don't think this actually happened, (but I wish it had).
This book is definitely one of my favourite books, one down from my all time favourite, (which most probably will never be replaced), `Little Foxes'. It will enchant anyone, adult or child, who pick it up; they will be unable to put it down until the very end of this book, it certainly happened with me! I would rate it, as you can probably guess, 10/ 10 because Morpurgo you have once again fascinated me with one of your unique and clever tales.