BABAR THE KING

Facsimile of 1933 Edition. , New English Translation especially for this edition. , Jean de Brunhoff (1899&ndash,1937) was a French writer and illustrator and creator of the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931. , The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff',s wife, Cé,cile, had invented for their children. , It tells of a young elephant 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. , In Babar the King, the third installment in this series, Babar and his family lead the elephants as they build a magnificent city