The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion,
LKS2 Fiction, Animal. Fiction around the world
Book Band 13 Grey
MY - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2.0
 
When Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld, the pair 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.
 
HarperCollins, 2023, age 8+9780008638559
13 grey
MY - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2.0