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A lion called Christian / Anthony Bourke and John Rendall.
Christian was a lion cub sold in a department store. His owners did the best they could raising him in an apartment but the time came for Christian to be returned to the wild.
Record details
- ISBN: 0767932307
- Physical Description: xxiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: London: Collins, 1971. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Acknowledgments -- Foreword by George Adamson -- Introduction -- 1. A lion with a price tag -- 2. Sophistocat -- 3. Noblesse oblige -- 4. "The publicity-shy jungle king" -- 5. A proposal -- 6. The lion at world's end -- 7. Country life -- 8. Christian's parents -- 9. "Coals to Newcastle" -- 10. A lion's lion -- 11. Onward Christian -- 12. Christian's progress -- 13. The YouTube reunion, 1971 -- 14. The final farewell, 1972 -- 15. Christian's pyramid -- The George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. |
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| Subject: | Pets. Human-animal relationships. Wild animals as pets. Lion. Wildlife conservation. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Wyomissing.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Wyomissing Public Library | 599.797 BOU (Text) | 35012001110489 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
