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I was wondering if there was anyone else who learnt reading with Babar the elephant when they were small kids?
I myself learnt to read with this character at around 4-5 years old, wondered if I was the only one who learnt with Babar before primary school (or during primary school).

I had him, but I didn't learn with him... I learned before that

god damn, way to shove the past in my face. Babar was pimp.

My history lecturer named each seminar after a character from Babar.....gotta love eccentric old people

Apadamek wrote:god damn, way to shove the past in my face. Babar was pimp.

damn i remember sitting in front of the TV when i was 4/5 watching the show >.< lol

~soul

Nope. Never had the lessons.


I will say this though..

It tells of a young elephant called Babar who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Then he comes back and becomes king of the kingdom. He then has children and teaches them valuable lessons.

Umm.. Propaganda, anyone?! O.m.g. how overt can we go with this.

Universe wrote:Nope. Never had the lessons.


I will say this though..

It tells of a young elephant called Babar who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Then he comes back and becomes king of the kingdom. He then has children and teaches them valuable lessons.

Umm.. Propaganda, anyone?! O.m.g. how overt can we go with this.

It's an almost 80 years comic character...not like it was only one having hidden pro-colonial theories in those days. (not saying it's good message of course, but well, propaganda was in almost all books from this era, and often in a much worse level..)
Tintin visits Congo to name the most famous other one. Openly racist book, however. (I own it among other Tintin books, so I know how it is.)

Don't really care about Babar hidden messages personally, it taught me to read before most other kids from my school.

I remember.

As well as Banana 1 and Banana 2.

i remember him, not as learning material though?

Noobert wrote:I remember.

As well as Banana 1 and Banana 2.

and yeah!
how could i forget!

I learned from movie subtitles and Curious George...


I always wanted my own big yellow hat...and now I remember why... >_<

I remember that I have seen Babar too early, especially the first story where his mother is killed by a damn elephant hunter. It was too violent for me, I was just 3 and half.

Cole wrote:I remember that I have seen Babar too early, especially the first story where his mother is killed by a damn elephant hunter. It was too violent for me, I was just 3 and half.

Yeah but then he got given his suit, and entered awesomeville.

Apadamek wrote:

Cole wrote:I remember that I have seen Babar too early, especially the first story where his mother is killed by a damn elephant hunter. It was too violent for me, I was just 3 and half.

Yeah but then he got given his suit, and entered awesomeville.

i love my suit. *high fives appy*

~soul