A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion Review
I fell hard for this book! I am a sucker for loving animal stories and this is one of the very best! I had not seen the YouTube video before reading the book, but had heard about it, and could almost "see" it with the many photos included in this edition.
Two boys from Australia out to see the world in the early 1970s buy a lion cub from a department store in downtown London. Sounds too weird to be true, but it is, and they have written their story in this small book which has been updated to the present time. I was mildly and pleasantly shocked at how well written the book is: very concise and moving and filled with details as well as their wonderment. As I got closer to the end of the book and the updates, I didn't want to know anything sad about this wonderful lion ("probably the largest in all of Africa").... but don't be afraid to read it all the way through. I always cry in animal books whether they are actually sad or not, and you probably will, too. Their sweetness and innocence rule the pages. I remember reading about Elsa and the lions of "Born Free" fame many years ago and thinking that it seemed sort of contrived and manipulative as most Hollywood films are, but this book is from the heart only. Just the facts of Christian's life in London and then in Africa as these boys, now men, lived it.
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A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion Overview
In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.
A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up—fast—and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of “the father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions.
Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, A Lion Called Christian is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.
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In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.
A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--fast--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of “the father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions.
Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, A Lion Called Christian is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.
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Customer Reviews
a beautiful story of a lion who earned his freedom in the African plains - P. Pasda - usa
A beautiful story of two young men who help a lion go from a life in a pet shop to a life of freedom on the African plains. A lovely story...Born Free: A Lioness of Two WorldsAutumn of blessed Acres: Service Dog (Volume 1)Autumn of Blessed Acres service dogThe Horse Keeper: The Healing Gifts of Painting and Writing About Horses
GREATEST AND MOST TOUCHING BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!! - C. Pepe - NY, NY
This story is remarkable and sure to make you shed a tear. Ever since the youtube phenominon ive been dieing to read this book and it is sure to capture your heart like the other millions of people around the world. It really makes you think of the great things and friendships that can happen between human and wildlife and its just amazing. Buying this book would be the best 10$ you will ever spend and you will not regret it. I LOVE CHRISTIAN!!
a lion called christian / book - Laura A. Binkley - Akron, Oh USA
Loved the book , loved the story !!!!!!!
I had tears in my eyes. Would advise everyone to read it.
It tugs at your heart .
For Danny - Shirley Mills - Norton, MA
I got this book for my grandson, but of course I had to read it first. It truly is a wonderful story, so heartwarming and well written. Perfect for a young lad just getting into chapter books. I note that a reviewer called "R. Miller" gave the book a one star rating stating that it was a fiction that Christian survived in the jungle or ever had a pride of his own. In response to his tirade, please go to Wikipedia under "Christian the Lion" and read what truly happened to the lion after being turned loose in Africa.
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