The butterfly lion
Morpurgo, Michael2009
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This is a moving story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African bush. Inseparable until Bertie has to go to boarding school and the lion is sold to a circus, the boy swears that one day they will see one another again.
Main title:
The butterfly lion / Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins Children's, 2009.
Collation:
124 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series:
First modern classics
Notes:
Originally published: 1996.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780007317356 (pbk)0007317352 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'14
Local class:
FIC.JJFJ
Language:
English
Index terms:
AnimalsAR 4.6
BRN:
638948