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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a 40 work reader - Great for beginning readers
This is the 1991 version of the story which is a 40 word reader and does not contain the offensive materials referred to by the other reviewer.
Published on December 18, 2003
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Not for Modern Children
This 1949 book is inapppropriate for modern children. In one story, it manages to be insulting to both black Africans and Native Americans! The black African characters are referred to as "savages" and described as being afraid of rain, while their medicine man is referred to as a "sorcerer." In a prior related scene, the elephant children dress up...
Published on July 20, 2003 by Emily Jackson
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a 40 work reader - Great for beginning readers,
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This review is from: BABAR'S PICNIC (Pictureback Readers) (Hardcover)
This is the 1991 version of the story which is a 40 word reader and does not contain the offensive materials referred to by the other reviewer.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not for Modern Children,
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This review is from: Babar's Picnic (Paperback)
This 1949 book is inapppropriate for modern children. In one story, it manages to be insulting to both black Africans and Native Americans! The black African characters are referred to as "savages" and described as being afraid of rain, while their medicine man is referred to as a "sorcerer." In a prior related scene, the elephant children dress up as "Indians" in feathered headresses and play with bow and arrow. This Babar story has become hopelessly dated by modern standards, and should be relegated to collectors.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not For Modern Children,
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This review is from: BABAR'S PICNIC (Pictureback Readers) (Hardcover)
This 1949 book is inapppropriate for modern children. In one story, it manages to be insulting to both black Africans and Native Americans! The black African characters are referred to as "savages" and described as being afraid of rain, while their medicine man is referred to as a "sorcerer." In a prior related scene, the elephant children dress up as "Indians" in feathered headresses and play with bow and arrow. This Babar story has become hopelessly dated by modern standards, and should be relegated to collectors. |
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Babar's Picnic by Laurent de- Brunhoff (Paperback - Apr. 1991)
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