Bourke, Anthony.

Christian the lion : based on the true story of Anthony (Ace) Bourke, John Rendall, and Christian the Lion / [by Anthony (Ace) Bourke & John Rendall]. - 1st American ed. - New York : Henry Holt, 2009. - 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

"Based on the true story of Anthony Bourke and John Rendall published in 1972 in the United States as: A lion called Christian"--T.p. verso. Originally published in the UK in 2009 by Random House Children's Books.

Recounts the story of a lion cub purchased by two friends from a London department store, written from the point of view of Christian, the lion. He is ultimately sent to Kenya to be rehabilitated by George Adamson, for release into the wild.--

9780805091823 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0805091823 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Bourke, Anthony.
Rendall, John.


Human-animal relationships--Juvenile literature.
Lion--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Human-animal relationships.
Lion--Biography.

QL737.C23 / B687 2009

599.757