JBC Book of the Month - August 2012

8/24/2012

A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall

This month's JBC novel will draw you right in and may even draw tears from your eyes. Christian the Lion is a heart stirring account of a young lion cub who spent his early life with two young men Anthony and John. The adventurous trio spend several months together in a London apartment where they develop an amazing bond of love and friendship.
When Christian gets too big, it is impossible to keep him confined in an apartment and so the men do the right thing and send him back to the jungle so he could be free to live in his natural environment.
Christian survives the long Journey from England into the expert hands of George Adamson in Kenya, East Africa. George Adamson was called the 'father of the lions because he had a special gift of helping orphaned animals assimilate into the wild. He did an excellent job of teaching Christian how to survive in his natural habitat. However the amazing thing was that when Anthony and John went back to visit Christian in the wild they discovered that the strong bonds of friendship had never been broken ( the picture of them here tells the whole beautiful story.)

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20 Comments

Jose S.

9/14/2012 06:31:12 am

CRISTIAN IS SO CUTE. the book was so heart warming with cristian finding Ace and John again ater a year from beging in africa. :D

Jose S.

9/14/2012 06:32:02 am

Sorry about this its actually being.

Jose S.

9/14/2012 06:35:29 am

(CONT.) When cristian was stuck in his tiny cage and John and ace found him it was very heartwarming. When cristian was with Boy and Katana it was very weird that boy was getting mad because of Cristian being friends with Cristian

Grand master elmi

9/14/2012 06:39:38 am

I know he is soooooooooo awsome I can't belve he was from Harrods

@lec

9/14/2012 06:35:21 am

I loved this book! It really moved me and I would reccomend it to many many people. It was a special story and I wish that other people will read it. This book captivated my imagination and any day now, a drawing will come out! This is a story of love, comassion, and sadness. And it's true!!!!

Grand Master Elmi

9/14/2012 06:41:47 am

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Chantel

9/14/2012 06:36:37 am

The book was so inspirational and touching. This will inspire readers everywhere, with the amazing choice of words, and the marvelous story. I would recommend this to anyone who asks for a good book. "A lion called Christian" is truly a marvelous book, and I would hope that anyone who reads this is moved and heartwarmed. This a story of love, friendship, and compassion. While it may be a bit sad at the end, this book will captivate all readers. Christian is extremely cute as well :).

elmi

9/14/2012 06:37:33 am

I looooooooove this book its sooooooooo goooood he is so cute as a baby :]. i CAN'T belevie he thout he was a baby Kitty or something. When he grows up ts sad he has to leave

abisola

9/14/2012 06:38:40 am

I think that the book Christian the lion is heart warming story about a lion and two friends that share a special bound.The two friends see a lion in store and decide to buy it because they think the cub deserves better than a tight spaced cage.They raise the cub as their own child and when the cub got too big.They let him go in Kenya and after awhile they visit him and Christian (the lion) still remember the people who raised him.

Hunter W.

9/14/2012 06:39:27 am

Christian is really cute especially when he is young, I think this is a good book that can probably teach a lesson or two! Thank you for showing me this book Mrs.Andega!

MaKayla

9/14/2012 06:41:23 am

CHRISTON THE LION the little lion was so curious and some times cunfused.the lion was so cute . i wished there was more becauseit was full of intresting facts that i did not know.

Donovan link

9/14/2012 06:41:32 am

It was a really a heart warming bok of 2 friends who stumble across a lion at harriots. As soon as they realized that they coud NOT keep Christian in a basment so they take him to africa an then he met boy his worst companion soon became a friend, and when john and ace came bak it was really nice for him to remember the ones who cared for him.

Grand MasterElmi

9/14/2012 06:49:09 am

Its Harrods

Paul

9/14/2012 06:41:38 am

I realy loved this book of the month itjust made me say wow just the fact how a lion that started in a small cramped up space to a big place in africa this book just made me want to jump up and sing a song of joy. My favorite part in the book is when christan started copying Boy it was so funny.I don' know how ohn and Ace did it I hope we get to read another book like this one but I know for sure this book the best!

ChirstianR

9/14/2012 06:42:25 am

The book is a sad story of a lion that was adopted by two men for a christmas gift to there family and they raise the lion.later as the months past the lion got biger and biger until they chose to leave the lion in its natural habitat

chris is awsome

9/14/2012 06:42:46 am

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the book it tells an amazing story and i would looove to read it agian. thank you Mrs.Andega
P.S. i would LOOOOOOOOve to be the MC agian at the last P.T.O meeting and do it on this book so far & also what are we doing for AR. and are we going to be in the year book in a section for BOOK CLUB please say yes. buy the way sorry for the long mesage.

victoria

9/14/2012 06:43:44 am

This book was like the best book I read so far becuase it was so
inspiring to my. life chrisian is so frindly.

Robert

9/14/2012 06:48:22 am

I like Christain the lion because Ace and John wrote the book.Even
thou Chistain was sent to Kenya he whould miss his friends.I can't
belive Christain remembered John and Ace.

Grand Master Elmi

9/14/2012 06:52:01 am

Tanks Mrs.Andega

luis

9/14/2012 06:52:40 am

Christion was the best book I have read in my life. I love Christion because he is cool and awesone.I love the picture of Christion when he is anuder the blank .

JBC Book of the Month - August 2012

A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall

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