The Butterfly Lion
E716986
The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Butterfly Lion canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Morpurgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Smarties Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween |
Bertie and Millie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boy and lion ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
realistic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | white lion ⓘ |
| hasFrameStory | unnamed boy narrator at boarding school ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Christian Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
butterflies
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 128 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Bertie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSupportingCharacter | Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bertie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ white lion ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative frame ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ loss ⓘ loyalty ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
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