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Keira found the book a little too long, but really liked the. The butterfly lion grew from several magical roots. Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the african veld. Give yourself a couple of hours to curl up with this book and be transported by this moving, lyrical, haunting, magical tale. When he and the lion are separated, bertie promises to find the lion, and his adventures unfold through the years and across continents during the great war. It was first published in great britain by collins in 1996, and won the 1996 smarties book prize. The butterfly lion audiobook by michael morpurgo, christian. Designed to help year 3 independent readers with the butterfly lion by michael morpurgo. He comes across a house and meets the old woman, millie.
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