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The Travels of Babar (Babar, #2)

Jean de Brunhoff

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Babar and Queen Celeste have just been married in this early story from the most famous of elephantine chronicles. They depart for their honeymoon in a hot-air balloon, and at first all seems wonderful as they glide over a charming coastal town that might be St. Tropez before the advent of tourism. Alas, a storm takes them out to sea and then dumps them on a desert island. The fierce, spear-carrying "savages" who subsequently attack them will remind you that this book was written and illustrated in 1934: they are as far from politically correct as you can get. And the war between the elephants and the rhinoceroses, which ends the story, is also problematic for a modern audience. But the travels and adventures in between show all the excitement and charm that has made the Babar series an enduring hit. (Ages 2 to 6) --Richard Farr

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1962

Publisher:

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0394805763

ISBN13:: 9780394805764

kindle Asin:: B01I3O6IM8

The Travels of Babar (Babar, #2)

Jean de Brunhoff

4.06/5 (2327 ratings)

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Babar and Queen Celeste have just been married in this early story from the most famous of elephantine chronicles. They depart for their honeymoon in a hot-air balloon, and at first all seems wonderful as they glide over a charming coastal town that might be St. Tropez before the advent of tourism. Alas, a storm takes them out to sea and then dumps them on a desert island. The fierce, spear-carrying "savages" who subsequently attack them will remind you that this book was written and illustrated in 1934: they are as far from politically correct as you can get. And the war between the elephants and the rhinoceroses, which ends the story, is also problematic for a modern audience. But the travels and adventures in between show all the excitement and charm that has made the Babar series an enduring hit. (Ages 2 to 6) --Richard Farr

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1962

Publisher:

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0394805763

ISBN13:: 9780394805764

kindle Asin:: B01I3O6IM8

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