Babar comes to America

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Title:

Babar comes to America

Author:

Brunhoff, Laurent de, 1925-

Uniform Title:

Babar en Amérique. English

ISBN:

9780810972445

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

General Note:

"An original Laurent De Brunhoff book"--Cover.

Originally published 1965.

Personal Subject:

Babar (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Subject Term:

Elephants -- Fiction.

Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Description and travel -- Fiction.

Summary:

Babar pays an official visit to Washington, D.C., then travels around the United States, receiving an honorary degree from Harvard University, fishing in Lake Michigan, and touring California with his family.

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A vintage look at life in America, seen from the eyes of one of the world's most famous elephants and freshly reissued for a new generation Originally published in 1965, Babar Comes to America is one of Laurent de Brunhoff's most popular books, and it is in print again for the first time in many years. Babar, king of the elephants, receives an invitation to meet with the president of the United States--the perfect excuse for a family vacation! None of the elephants have been to America before, so Babar packs up his family and sets off to see the sights. From the hustle and bustle of New York to the wide open spaces of the Grand Canyon, from riding streetcars in San Francisco to fishing on Lake Michigan, Babar and his family experience America in all its glory and splendor. With Laurent de Brunhoff's thoughtful observations and lovable characters, which have made Babar a household name since 1931, this nostalgic look at the USA more than thirty years ago will captivate young readers as they marvel at how much has changed, while adults will take a trip down memory lane and see sights, signs, and more that had been forgotten.

Author Notes

Laurent de Brunhoff is the oldest son of Jean and Cecile de Brunhoff. He was born on August 30, 1925. Jean de Brunhoff, his father, began the Babar series of children's books. Laurent has published many more volumes of the tale of Babar. De Brunhoff, who holds both French and American citizenship, was made an Officier de l¿Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and a Chevalier of the Légion d¿Honneur.

There have been major exhibitions of his work and his father¿s work in 1981 at the Centre Culturel du Marais in Paris, in 1983-84 in the United States (Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Baltimore Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, among others). The work of Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff has also been the subject of books by Anne Hildebrand, Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff: The Legacy of Babar, and by Nicholas Fox Weber, The Art of Babar.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Booklist Review

Long out of print, this 1965 classic title about the perennially beloved Babar is available once again. In this adventure, the King of the Elephants embarks on a state visit to the U.S., from Washington D.C. to San Francisco, where he meets up with the royal family and enjoys several more stops across the country before ending back on the East Coast, where he celebrates an American Thanksgiving. The flap copy refers to the story's vintage look at life in America, which may jar contemporary readers: a jazz club is one of the few racially integrated scenes, Babar visits a generic, unnamed Indian tribe and listens to old Chief Sitting Bull, and there are only men on the Harvard campus. A few references are quainter. In a line written before the first lunar landing, Babar states: The first astronaut to set foot on the moon might well be an elephant. The signature artwork and the survey of American sights, though, all seen from an elephant's perspective, will charm new generations of Babar fans.--Engberg, Gillian Copyright 2008 Booklist

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