The Butterfly Lion: Michael Morpurgo

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The inclusion of the war adds a touch of history and would interest boys if they can get past the front cover. He threw open the gate, and charged down the hill towards the water hole, yelling and screaming, and waving his arms like a wild thing. g. conscience corridor) to discuss why Bertie’s family should / shouldn’t sell the lion to the circus owner.

He, a soldier in the 'Great war' and the relationship they formed and maintained with the small lion cub he had befriended in Africa and the twists and turns of their story ending with the outline of the lion cut out on the chalk hill above the house on which hundreds of butterflies land to take their nourishment. Can you draw a black and white illustration of part of the story, in a similar style to the pictures in the book?

Michael Morpurgo has thrilled and delighted huge numbers of young readers since becoming a children’s author in the early 1970s," Wood said. The book is full of descriptive writing and emotion that pulls you into the book and allows you to feel like you are actually there.

e For Berite looking out into the African bush and seeing the tiger for the very first time or his first night alone in the boarding school so very far away from anything he was familiar with. The tale follows the young boy who meets a number of people, the most important of which is an old lady who tells the boy a story of her (and her husbands) life, this is where the lion also comes in to it.Warning: this review may have spoilers** It wasn't my type the start was good but after it got boring. A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres.