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The Butterfly Lion

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The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo, and

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By Michael Morpurgo, and and,

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99 reviews

A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion.

Reviews

09 Jun 2021

its somewhat relatable to me personally so i guess i connected with it more then normal.

09 Jun 2021

I thought it was well written and full of adventure.

09 Jun 2021

Nice book to read. Like the way it's written

02 Aug 2019

A tale about a inquisitive boy and a blue lion.

04 Mar 2018

I read this over and over again, love the story! My favourite book by far!

14 Dec 2017

this was a really good book. micheal uses old englishwhich is really interesting and really makes me inprove my vocabulary

12 Aug 2017

This book was very good, I really enjoyed it

05 Aug 2017

good

27 Jul 2017

it's very intresting and imantive . you will visit diffrent plases. you will visit africa.

22 Jul 2017

It teaches you lessons and teaches you about kids and kids loving animals eccpecially a lion and a rare white lion and his mum has a disease So please read this book !

11 Jul 2017

Its very adventurous.its about a boy who escapes from hi school

22 Jun 2017

Definitely one of Michael Morpurgo's best books

01 Mar 2017

It was so exciting that I read it in two days. It is a very cute lion.

25 Aug 2016

this book is amazing

15 Aug 2016

The butterfly lion is really sweet and is very much the style of Micheal Morpurgo's books.

07 Aug 2016

Great story about a friendship between lion and man.

30 Jul 2016

I like the butterfly lion because it's a little bit funny and lots of fun parts in it.

28 Jul 2016

Funny and outdoors

21 Jul 2016

Recommended ages 8+

One of my very favourite Michael Morpurgo books Ive ever read. Read twice now and would definitely read again...

19 Jul 2016

This book is fun and I would give this book FIVE STARS!

17 Jul 2016

I love lions
When I first picked up the book, I thought let's give it a go and now I love it. I read it in year 6 and when I left primary school I had to give it back to the school library but because I was a librarian the teacher let me keep it. It now sit proudly on my book shelf.

06 Jul 2016

This book is about a boy who found a white lion but in the end the lion dies so they bury it at the top of the hill putting a chalk picture of it and butterfly's are now sorounding it

30 Jun 2016

because it really sets a scene when you start reading it

29 Jun 2016

I didn't like it because it made no sense

12 Apr 2016

bit boring good ending though

12 Sep 2015

Excellent read but a bit sad in parts.

06 Aug 2015

Its really exciting and a bit emotional

23 Jul 2015

This is a QUEEN book evryone shouid read it its got everything.

21 Jul 2015

It has lots of care in it and comfort.

17 Jul 2015

I liked the ending because when the chalk got wet the butterfly's came down and drank the water and they flapped their wings and that's why they called it the butterfly lion.they met the lion at the watering hole also.

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