Facsimile of 1933 Edition.
Illustrated in full color by the author..
But one fateful day a snake bites the Old Lady and Babar fears that he may lose his oldest friend.
Life is peaceful and contented, everyone has a job to do, and celebrations are frequent.
In Babar the King, the third installment in this series, Babar and his family lead the elephants as they build a magnificent city: Celesteville.
He marries his cousin, and they subsequently have children and teach them valuable lessons.
Because of his travels and civilization, Babar is appointed King of the elephant kingdom.
Just as he returns to his community of elephants, their King dies from eating a bad mushroom.
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.
It tells of a young elephant Babar whose mother is killed by a hunter.
The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff\'s wife, C cile, had invented for their children.
Jean de Brunhoff (1899-1937) was a French writer and illustrator and creator of the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931.
New English Translation especially for this edition.
Facsimile of 1933 Edition
