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The Story of Babar
Jean de Brunhoff
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Description for The Story of Babar
Paperback. Follows an adventure of Babar the elephant. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour artwork illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBCH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 294 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 206.
“If you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste,… writes A. A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh, in his preface to The Story of Babar. “And if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now.…"
After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405238182
SKU
V9781405238182
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Jean de Brunhoff
Born in Paris, Jean de Brunhoff was the fourth and last child of a successful publisher. His wife Cecile, whom he married in 1924, was a successful pianist, and also contributed to her husband's success by coming up with the original idea for Babar. The couple had three sons and Babar first appeared as an unnamed baby elephant in a ... Read more
Reviews for The Story of Babar
"If you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste," writes A. A. Milne in his preface to "The Story of Babar". "And if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now."