Babar the elephant

The character of Babar appears in the year 1931, when in Europe it was considered to be a progressive, for the children, to present to the animals like they are really in the nature.
The cats were rejected by bows of lace, the dogs by trousers ... though these were preferred by the small readers.

 In this context  appears our protagonist, an elephant that has to leave the jungle and to go to a city nake and helpless. Will he adapt to the city and will learn to walk raised? Will he be able to sleep in a bed? Will he raise happy to a plane? An elephant and his adjustment to the civilization, is a very interesting story for our small readers. 

In the jungle has born the little elephant Babar that plays and amuses himself with his friends. To a little time, a hunter kills his mother and the poor Babar has to flee to be safe in a city. There he, meets an old lady who will turn into his best friend. With her, the little elephant learns to live as a person, buys clothes, does gymnastics in the mornings, baths in the tub...
After remaining a time in the city, Babar receives the visit of his cousins Celeste and Arturo and he will return to the jungle with them.

Babar is a lover of the urban life, but at the same time he faces the conquests of the civilization the proper innocence of the animals. The small readers continues loving the comical and exciting events Babar offers across a beautiful text with lots of  expressive images.

The tale talks about some possible topics: family, education, human relations ... but maybe it is the discovery of the environment that surrounds  Babar the most interesting thing for the child.

The little elephant first shows the jungle, the animals and his games to discover later the environment of a city, the clothes, the college, the food or the bath.







Here you have the link with part of the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvUa67ANYr0