In which language was the book Babar The Elephant originally written?
Babar the Elephant the following: Bill Mendelez Production: Nelvana Productions: Babar the Elephant Babar the Elephant (, ; ) is a fictional character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book "Histoire de Babar" by Jean de Brunhoff. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant Babar whose mother is killed by a hunter. 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. Just as he returns to his community of
Babar the Elephant on the series from 1946, beginning with "Babar et Le Coquin d'Arthur". An animated TV series "Babar" was produced in Canada by Nelvana Limited and Clifford Ross Company, originally running from 3 January 1989 to 5 June 1991, with 65 episodes. An additional 13 episodes aired in 2000. The character has also appeared in a number of films. The first two of Jean de Brunhoff's Babar books have inspired two major concert works: "L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant" ("The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant") by Francis Poulenc in 1940; and "The Travels of Babar (Le Voyage de Babar)"