The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

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Random House

Just the Series: Babar the Elephant Vol. 1

Series and Publisher: Babar the Elephant

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

Genre: [Realistic fiction] [Animal fiction]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #4765463

Format: Publisher's Trade

Publisher: Random House

Edition Date: 1961 Release Date: 09/12/37

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: 0-394-80575-5

ISBN 13: 978-0-394-80575-7

Dewey: E

Dimensions: 29 cm.

Subject Heading:
Elephants. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2001)

An introduction to Kipling's verse showcases his remarkable poetic imagination. An explanatory sentence or two precedes each inclusion. Most poems are excerpts from longer pieces, but a few appear in their entirety; together they reveal the humor, romance, excitement, and courage contained in his work. The oil paintings are handsome, but the small type size is off-putting. Ind.

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Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2001)
Wilson's Children's Catalog

Word Count: 1,192

Reading Level: 3.9

Interest Level: K-3

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 34898 / grade: Lower Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.1 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q29739

Lexile: AD610L

Guided Reading Level: O

Fountas & Pinnell: O

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.

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