Butterfly Lion - Bilingual Chinese-English Illustrated Edition

Author: Morpurgo
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a mysterious and touching story between a child and a white lion. A little boy, facing various grievances at a boarding school, finally decides to skip school on a rainy day. While running away, he seeks shelter from the rain at an old woman's house. The old woman uses stories to take him to the African savannah, the homeland of a boy who attended the same school decades ago and had also skipped school. How did Bertan meet the white lion? After the white lion was sold to a circus, how did they meet again? How did the white lion and the blue Adonis blue butterfly transform into the "butterfly lion" and linger on the mountain for so long? Pure hearts, precious innocence, deep friendship, and unchanging vows—all embody a moving power. Like an unexpected encounter in life, it allows us to receive a baptism unintentionally, growing our hearts suddenly. Humans are creatures who need to connect with all things. "The spirit of all things lies in their willingness to step beyond their own boundaries to understand different species, different lives, and different worlds." It is the boy's compassion for the motherless lion cub that makes him want to take care of it, and through this, they build a lifelong friendship. Through this, we gain a new understanding and appreciation of life. This book is suitable for readers aged 9 and above, making it a wonderful gift for the heart and the best read for interpreting life. In this materialistic era filled with indifference and desolation, this touching work, brimming with warmth and imagination, is also a balm for nurturing the soul and guarding innocence.