The Story of Babar facts for kids
The Story of Babar (French: L'Histoire de Babar) is a French picture book written and illustrated by Jean de Brunhoff. It was published in 1931. It was published in English in 1933.
It tells of a young elephant, named Babar, whose mother is killed by a hunter. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Just as he returns to his community of elephants, their king dies from eating a bad mushroom. Because of his travels and civilization, Babar is appointed king of the elephant kingdom. He marries his cousin, and they subsequently have children and teach them valuable lessons.
See also
In Spanish: Babar para niños
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