Adventure

This is a beautiful story by Michael Morpurgo ( )

It is for children so therefore it is written in a very basic style...but the depth of story for such a short piece, 125 pages...was fantastic. Of course it was also a little far-fetched...but the story was simply delightful. reminded me of the book my children had about a little elephant that they read over and over. The one thing that bothered me was HOW the little cub came to be with the boy...but at least they didn't go out and capture it and they did show some responsibility. Once I got by that part I caught myself smiling throughout the hour it took me to complete it. ( )

The children in my class love this, and it is another example of Michael Morpurgo's ability to weave a tale that will captivate children, deal with issues in a safe environment and get them hooked on reading. It was one of my reluctant readers who recommended this to me and I can see why he enjoyed it. The tale of Bertie and his white lion, which he rescued as a cub and who was devoted from then on. A sad but heart-warming tale. Children will love it. ( )

I just finished reading this with my daughter tonight (she's six) and it was great. Normally we read two chapters of a book every night but she has been begging me for more of this since we started it two nights ago; we read over half the book tonight. It also started great conversations about war and Africa and boarding schools (amongst other things). It's very touching and of course, being by Morpurgo, very well written. ( )