The Butterfly Lion: Michael Morpurgo

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At the start of the book, the boy is at a boarding school in Wiltshire. Write a diary entry from his point of view, explaining how he feels about being there.

The old lady says that ‘true stories do not always end just as we would wish them to’. Do you prefer to hear the truth or something made up that keeps you happy? Identify any unfamiliar words in the story (e.g. veld, haven, sentinels). Can you find out what they mean and write your own definition? Some books make you laugh, don't they? And other books make you hold your breath, because you can't believe what's about to happen next. Other books make you feel sad, because, the writer has made you care for the characters so much. Well, I have to tell you, that this book has all of that. I'm never going to forget reading this book.While I wouldn't say this is an exciting book is covers a lot of exciting issues and keeps readers with a variety of interest hooked.

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. Startled at this sudden intrusion, the hyenas turned-tail and ran. But not far. Once within range, Bertie hurled a broadside of pebbles at them, and they ran off again. But again, not far. Then he was at the water hole, The story is that of a boy, Michael, running away from boarding school and meeting an old woman who tells him of another young boy, Bertie, who had once done the same. Write a set of instructions to teach somebody how to look after an animal (e.g. a lion cub, a dog, a goldfish). If you were going to travel to Timbavati, how would you get there? Can you plot the journey on a map? There’s plenty for KS2 teachers to get their teeth into in terms of literacy planning and topic teaching. The themes of friendship and loyalty, combined with the richly realised characters, lend this text for use in hot seating, book club discussion and PSHE circle times.

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Try to research the place 'Timbavati', where Bertie was born. What is the environment like there? Who lives there? What is there to do in the local area? How is it similar / different to where you were born? Make a list of the animals named in the book. What can you find out about them? Can you identify what they eat, their habitats, how they are adapted to live there etc? urn:lcp:butterflylion0000morp_i3d4:epub:7c3c426e-6644-4d29-a39d-d91f91336277 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier butterflylion0000morp_i3d4 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9k45wk5m Invoice 1652 Isbn 0001006614 Basher Beaumont terrorises and torments the boy at boarding school. Discuss bullying and how we can help people who are affected. The Butterfly Lion transports the reader/listener to two very different continents and several different stages in time. It takes you on a rich journey of adventure,loneliness,loss,sadness,hope,love,friendship,determination and joy.

This is such a beautiful story. There is such a poetic structure to it. I listened to the Butterfly lion as an audio book and found it very moving. I thought of year five, when I was listening and how it could link into ww2. I felt that it would be particularly beneficial if the children could experience the audiobook version. There are so many benefits from listening to a story in any format, from developing listening skills and quite concentration to fostering imagination and visualization techniques. All of these skills are thought to develop reading comprehension. However, for me, audio versions take this again to another level. Having a skilled narrator telling the story,especially if it's the author themselves,as michael Morpurgo does.Can help a child understand ,punctuation,enunciation and bring out the meaning of the text. It is wonderful to hear from different character perspectives. The language and accents,transport you into the story, also,helping the listener appreciate unfamiliar accents and dialects.Although you may need hard copies for the children to refer to when engaging them in tasks. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-02-04 12:01:14 Boxid IA40055509 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Millie uses the phrase 'Everything comes to he who waits'. What does this mean? Can you find out any more famous phrases? i.e draw a line under it etc Write a diary entry from Bertie’s point of view at different points in the story (e.g. as he grows up with his dad away working and his mum teaching him on their compound, when he first sees the white lion and her cub, when he is allowed to keep the cub when he is told that he will be going to England).You could conduct a survey to find out your friends favourite animals and show the results in different types of table / graph?