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By Jean de Brunhoff <\/strong>(Egmont) Jean de Brunhoff’s beautiful, whimsical characters return in Babar The King<\/strong> (first published in France in 1933 as Le Roi Babar) as the forward-looking monarch and his bride, with the dedicated help of the Old Lady, begin civilising and modernising the Kingdom of the Elephants.<\/p>\n Soon the wonderful city of Celesteville is completed, with broad streets, magnificent civic buildings, parks, gardens, theatres, ports and every amenity to delight and edify the populace. There is even a brand new school, but that is not so popular with every citizen!<\/p>\n Now every elephant has a job and vocation, but even such a paradise is capable of misfortune and they must all pull together when a great fire ravages the house of King Babar’s great friend and advisor Cornelius!<\/p>\n Charming and seductive, these venerable adventures are still capable of setting pulses racing and this third volume of the new Egmont editions is a must have item for the young of all ages. In a crowded market it’s good to see books that are both fresh and yet still comfortingly pedigreed.<\/p>\n 2008 Edition. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Jean de Brunhoff (Egmont) ISBN: 978-1-4052-3819-9 Jean de Brunhoff’s beautiful, whimsical characters return in Babar The King (first published in France in 1933 as Le Roi Babar) as the forward-looking monarch and his bride, with the dedicated help of the Old Lady, begin civilising and modernising the Kingdom of the Elephants. Soon the wonderful … <\/p>\n
\nISBN: 978-1-4052-3819-9<\/p>\n