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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) by Raphael Mostel in 1994.
Thunder, an African pygmy elephant, [5] is the main protagonist of the series, which takes place in Africa alongside his tribe and mother. He is very close to his mother, who teaches him how to communicate and protect himself from the savanna's many dangers, especially Uprights (a term used by the elephants in the story for humans).
Elephant and Piggie is a book series for early readers created by Mo Willems. [1] The series, which began in 2007 with two books, features two friends: an antsy male elephant named Gerald, and a vivacious female pig named Piggie. [ 1 ]
The Ant and the Elephant is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet and was adapted into a family musical for the stage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Published by HMH Books for Young Readers in 1972, it is based on the Aesop Fable entitled The Dove and the Ant .
The Great Elephant Chase is a 1992 book children's novel by British author Gillian Cross. [1] It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award . It takes place in 1881 and follows the adventures of teenagers Tad and Cissie as they travel across America with Khush the elephant.
Modoc tells the true story of Bram Gunterstein (the German son of a third-generation circus animal trainer) and his pet elephant, Modoc, both born on the same day in 1896. [1] In the novelization, Bram’s father has long wished for a boy and a girl, and quickly feels that his dream has just been fulfilled.