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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Random House Childrens Books
Publication date March 1, 1991
Pages 47
Binding Hardcover
Edition Min
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679810490
ISBN-10 0679810498
Dimensions 0.50 by 4.50 by 5 in.
Weight 0.20 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $4.95
Other format details juvenile
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Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Babar and His Family | Babar the King | Travels of Babar | Babar and His Children
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with a kindly old lady who gives him everything he wants, but eventually he returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The classic first story about literature’s most beloved pachyderm. 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. Translated from Jean de Brunhoff's original French, the adventures of the world's most popular elephant and his friends have enchanted generations. Delightfully amusing illustrations make this short collection of classic Babar tales a book to treasure for children young and old.

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Hardcover
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Min edition from Random House Childrens Books (March 1, 1991); titled "The Story of Babar"
9780679810490 | details & prices | 47 pages | 4.50 × 5.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.20 lbs | List price $4.95
About: An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with a kindly old lady who gives him everything he wants, but eventually he returns to the forest where he is crowned king of the elephants
Paperback
Book cover for 9780590102353
 
from Scholastic Book Service (January 1, 1997)
9780590102353 | details & prices | List price $2.25
About: The classic first story about literature’s most beloved pachyderm.

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