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'BABAR'S FIRST STEP' ON HBO
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One of the most beloved children's book characters of all time
will be coming to the television screen this morning at 8 on HBO.
Babar the Elephant will star in a new animated family series,
beginning with "Babar's First Step." Additional episodes will be
shown on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
"Babar's First Step" describes what happens when Babar's
mother is killed by a hunter. Babar vows to avenge her death and in
the process learns about courage and fortitude.
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Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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'BABAR'S FIRST STEP' ON HBO
The Boston Globe
; One of the most beloved children's book characters of all time will be coming to the television screen this morning at 8 on HBO. Babar the Elephant will star in a new animated family series, beginning with "Babar's First Step." Additional episodes will be shown on subsequent Sundays at the same
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`Babar: The Movie' follows trunk line into hearts of kids
Chicago Sun-Times
; Babar, King of the Elephants, the children's storybook character, will make his feature film debut when "Babar: The Movie" opens Friday nationwide. The animated movie is a source of great pleasure for Laurent de Brunhoff, author and illustrator of the Babar children's books. "I'm very happy that
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`Babar' moves to big screen with most of charm intact
Chicago Sun-Times
; Babar the Movie (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 Nelvana-Ellipse presents an animated film directed by Alan Bunce, and produced by Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh and Clive A. Smith. Story by Peter Sauder, Loubert and Hirsh, and screenplay by Sauder, J. D. Smith, John de Klein, Raymond Jaffelice and Bunce. Based
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The latest PC ruling: Babar is a 'rhinoist'
The Independent - London
; BABAR the Elephant, a staple bedtime story, has been deemed politically incorrect. Both King Babar and his wife, Queen Celeste, display Eurocentrism by wearing western clothes and the stories are seen as sexist with Celeste displaying a weak personality and appallingly conventional dress sense,
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Happy 70th birthday, Babar
The Topeka Capital-Journal
; The Capital-Journal It's said that an elephant never forgets. Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that a beloved pachyderm celebrating his 70th birthday this year is so unforgettable. Babar, the classic character known to generations of children as "king of the elephants," was created by Jean de
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Pakistani American Aiding London Probe; Man in U.S. Custody Has Ties to Al Qaeda
The Washington Post
; ... if I see them in Pakistan, I will kill every American soldier I can in Pakistan," he said during the interview with ITN Five News. Thus began the strange jihadist odyssey of Babar, 30, a naturalized U.S. citizen and Yankees fan who said he gave up a $70,000 ...
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Elephants and old masters At 78, Laurent de Brunhoff has just finished his latest Babar book, the story of a gallery filled with familiar but elephantine works of art. He talks to Helena de Bertodano
The Sunday Telegraph London
; At first glance, the painting looks familiar enough: Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. There is the monkey playing at the feet of the elegant couple strolling under the trees; and there are the people gazing out at the water. But there is one vital difference.
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`Babar' and His Babe;Elephant Adventures In a Cliched Cartoon
The Washington Post
; "Babar: The Movie," an animated action adventure, finds the fanciful French pachyderm off on a jungle jaunt with his helpless girlfriend, the dumbo Celeste. He's Indiana Elephant, she's Kate Capshaw with tusks, they're Romancing the Peanut. Babar, boy king of the elephants, leaves the bureaucrats
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BABAR'S ENDURING APPEAL
The Boston Globe
; BABAR , the storybook elephant created by the artist Jean de Brunhoff, reached the venerable age of 75 this year. France issued a commemorative stamp to celebrate what has become an epitome of French culture and a major export earner. But there hasn't been much notice in the United States except
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LONG LIVE KING BABAR
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; John Zeaman, Record Art Critic The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-08-1991 LONG LIVE KING BABAR -- CHILDREN'S FAVORITE ELEPHANT IS HONORED BY DESIGN ACADEMY By John Zeaman, Record Art Critic Date: 10-08-1991, Tuesday Section: LIFESTYLE Edition: All Editions -- 6 Star, 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star,
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