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Four teenage girls thrown together at boarding school in 1937 are united by the fact that their parents are abroad

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo (9+) Marie Gibson,  Truly one of this gifted writer’s best works, The Butterfly Lion is about the friendship that develops between a young boy and an African white lion. It encompasses the themes of friendship, loyalty and bravery and traverses the globe, from a boarding school in Wiltshire to the velds of South Africa and France during the First World War. Best enjoyed by nine to 11-year- old readers, it has been described as heartwarming and bitter-...

World Book Day: books to read with the little ones in your life World Book Day: books to read with the little ones in your life To help you share a story this World Book Day, the team at Macmillan’s Children’s Books share their favourite books to read with the little ones in their lives. 02/03/2021 5 minutes to read Reading for pleasure has a transformational effect on young minds, and World Book Day’s Share a Story message aims to encourage and empower as many children as possible to eng...