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Sinossi
L'illustratore francese Jean de Brunhoff (1899-1937) deve la sua straordinaria fama proprio al personaggio dell'elefante Babar, che fa la sua comparsa all'inizio degli anni Trenta del secolo scorso, a Parigi, con il racconto "L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant" - qui proposto, in traduzione, in una versione un po' rivisitata. In realtà, è sua moglie, la pianista Cécile Sabouraud, a inventare le prime avventure dell'elefantino, inseguito dai cacciatori nella foresta, che gli uccidono la mamma e che per questo si rifugia in una grande città; le racconta ai due figli maggiori - Laurent e Mathieu - la sera, per farli addormentare dolcemente. Jean de Brunhoff pubblica ben sette volumi dedicati al simpatico pachiderma con l'elegante completo verde e la corona gialla, che diventano un autentico classico della letteratura infantile. E alla sua prematura scomparsa, il primogenito Laurent decide di occuparsi dell'eredità di Babar; a partire dal 1941. inizia a pubblicare il sèguito delle sue avventure, proseguendo poi con oltre una cinquantina di volumi. Età di lettura: da 3 anni.
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- Pagine: 93
- Data di uscita: 30-11-1999
Recensioni
An enchanting story about an elephant that goes to the big city. My buddy reader says this should get 16 stars! #Goals to be the rich old lady clothing elephants. At least I have Bill, my Russian Blue cat, to dress up for Halloween. One can dream though..... 2024 Reading Schedule Jan Middlemarch Feb T Leggi tutto
Aside from endorsing Colonialism, Jean de Brunhoff makes light of death by killing off Babar's mother on page two , quickly moving on and completely ignoring it. I'm sorry, but for a child's mother to die, that's a pretty big deal, and two pages later, that child shouldn't be totally over it and havi Leggi tutto
This is a story about a very strange older rich lady who enjoys spending her money on elephants apparently. Not really, but it is a strange lady to spend her riches on elephant clothes and she gives this elephant her car, not a cheap gift. The story is about Babar the elephant and his journey from hi Leggi tutto
I'm not planning to add children's books to my page, but this one really took my breath away as I read it to my one year old one night. First of all, Babar's mother is shot on like page two. There she is lying dead with the gloating hunter holding his rifle. Yikes! Little orphan Babar meekly watches Leggi tutto
3.5 - Has anyone else read any of the reviews left here?!?! Holy shit! Get a grip people! This is Babar, it's a book for children for God's sake. "Gasp! A dead elephant! Good heavens!", "Gasp! Don't go to the white people's city Babar or else I can't read this to my kids!", "Oh my gosh! Tell me that Leggi tutto
I read this a long time ago as a kid, and personally I don't think it has aged that well. It's not a bad book, mind you, but thinking back, and looking at this book through a 21st-century perspective, it can be questionable. I'm not saying to not give this book to kids, but definitely talk with them Leggi tutto
This story starts at the beginning, Babars mother is shot by a hunter. Babar escapes capture and runs to a town where he is given some money to buy clothes and first meets his friend the Old Lady. Although he likes his new life he misses the Great Forest and decides to return. Unfortunately the old
I can recall watching the animated series as a kid. An elephant wearing clothes is a pretty striking image to stay in the mind. With its inclusion in the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read, I thought it would be a super cute read to share with my little one. Boy, was I wrong! It's like Bambi on steroi Leggi tutto
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