Books in Babar Series series

In the second Babar story, Babar and Celeste set off in a balloon, beginning an exciting series of adventures. Escaping from savage cannibals, only to be trapped by a circus owner, Babar knows nothing of his home country’s escalating war against the rhinos. But with some help from the Old Lady, Babar returns in time to save the day.This is vintage de Brunhoff--a must for Babar fans and a story sure to charm and engage young readers.

Every child's favorite elephant, Barbar, returns in this unusual and heartwarming Christmas story. Babar's children have caught wind of a fellow in Man's country named Father Christmas who brings joy and toys to little children. "If only we could bring him here," they wish. So they write the Christmas saint a letter inviting him to visit them. When they get no reply, Babar, ever the good father, rushes out to find the red-suited one. After much searching, and with the help of a dog named Duck, Babar reaches Father Christmas's workshop in the snow. Can Babar find a way to bring him to Elephants' country?

Babar's children—Flora, Pom, and Alexander—and his nephew Arthur entertain themselves within Babar's studio by experimenting with colors. They paint tan camels, pink flamingos, blue whales, and gray elephants. They also discover that mixing red, yellow, and blue creates a brand-new color. The book is a fun way to teach kids about colors and how to mix them to create a whole palette of new ones. With suggestions from Babar's children, young children will be mixing and matching colors in no time. Los hijos de Babar—Flora, Pom y Alejandro—y su sobrino Arturo se entretienen con las pinturas de Babar y empiezan a experimentar con los colores. Pintan cerezas, avispas, elefantes, flamencos y todo lo que se les ocurre con los colores que les corresponden y descubren que si se mezcla el rojo, el amarillo y el azul, aparece un nuevo color. Este libro es una forma divertida de presentar los colores y mostrar cómo se pueden combinar para obtener toda una paleta de tonos. Con sus sugerencias, los entrañables hijos de Babar invitan a los pequeños a diferenciar los colores y asignar uno a cada objeto.

Young art buffs will learn to recognize the classics and describe paintings and sculptures in this witty picture book that gives famous artworks the royal—or in this case, the elephant—treatment. When King Babar and Queen Celeste notice that the railroad station is standing empty, Celeste comes up with the idea to turn it into a museum to house their art collection. By the time the grand opening arrives, the royal couple has acquired some pretty impressive and well-known works of art—all featuring elephants, of course. Babar illustrations have never been more clever and charming than in this gallery tour, full of paintings and sculptures inspired by such real-life artworks as Mary Cassatt's "Mother and Child," Edvard Munch's "The Scream," and even Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." Jóvenes entusiastas del arte aprenden a reconocer obras clásicas y describir las pinturas y esculturas en este libro ilustrado que celebra, con un gran sentido de humor, el arte más famoso del mundo. Cuando el Rey Babar y la Reina Celeste ven que la estación de tren está llena, Celeste decide transformarla a un museo para su colección de arte. Llega la gran inauguración y los reyes han coleccionado unas obras bastante impresionantes—todas representando elefantes, por supuesto. Las ilustraciones de Babar nunca han sido tan encantadoras como en esta gira de las galerías de su museo, llenas de pinturas y esculturas inspiradas por obras de arte actuales, como "Madre y niña" por Mary Cassatt, "El grito" por Eduard Munch y la "Mona Lisa" de Leonardo da Vinci.

Large-format spreads give plenty of space to these familiar, whimsical images of Babar and his three children, who he sends out into the world to count everything they see. They count one bird, two balloons, three race cars and even higher numbers of hippos and alligators until they have reached 10. Babar then shows the children how to count to 20 based on the first 10 digits they've just learned. Páginas grandes dan bastante espacio a estas ilustraciones familiares y caprichosas de Babar y sus tres niños, a los que manda al mundo exterior para contar todo lo que ven. Juntos cuentan un pájaro, dos globos, tres coches de carreras y cantidades más altas de hipopótamos y caimanes, hasta que cuentan a 10. Entonces Babar les muestra como contar hasta 20 basándose en los 10 números que acaban de aprender.

A rocket interrupts Babar and his family while they enjoy a picnic. Do they run away, scared of finding alien monsters in the spaceship? Quite the opposite, Babar is a curious elephant and he decides, along with his family, to take a trip to another planet. This story shows that the unknown isn't as scary as it may seem—the creatures Babar and his family meet greet them warmly and teach them how they live. Babar and his family return home happy as ever, and wiser too. Un cohete interrumpe a Babar y a su familia mientras están en el campo disfrutando de un picnic. ¿Salen todos corriendo como si fueran a encontrarse con monstruos dentro de la nave espacial? No, todo lo contrario: Babar es un elefante curioso y decide emprender, con su familia, un viaje a otro planeta. Esta inteligente historia muestra que lo desconocido no es tan temible como a veces puede parecer—las criaturas que Babar y su familia encuentran les saludan cordialmente y les enseñan cómo viven. De su viaje, Babar y su familia regresan contentos a casa y más sabios.