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The story of Babar, the little elephant / Jean de Brunhoff ; translated from the French by Merle S. Haas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Random House, [2002], c1933.Edition: 1st jacketed hardcover edDescription: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0394805755 :
  • 039490575X (lib. bdg.)
  • 9780394805757
Uniform titles:
  • Histoire de Babar, le petite éléphant. English
Subject(s): Summary: An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an old lady who gives him everything he wants, but he eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Brunhoff, Jean de Available 33111004108714
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The classic story of literature's most beloved elephant. 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. Later, with cousins Celeste and Arthur, he returns to the great forest to be crowned King of the Elephants. With the original illustrations from Jean de Brunhoff's 1931 classic, this first Babar story has enchanted generations.

Originally published: New York : Random House, c1933.

An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an old lady who gives him everything he wants, but he eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants.

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