Babar's Rescue


Book Description

When Babar and Isabelle go on a camping trip, the king is captured by mysterious striped elephants and it is up to Isabelle, with the help of a monkey, a lion, and a snake, to rescue him.




Babar and the Scary Day


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One after another the children become frightened as they hear strange noises coming from the attic and imagine there is a horrible monster in the castle.




Babar and Zephir


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While on summer vacation, Babar's monkey friend, Zephir, goes fishing and accidentally catches a mermaid, then enlists her aid in saving Princess Isabelle, who has been kidnapped by a horned monster.




Babar and the Succotash Bird


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A beautiful bird with sparkling colors and magical powers visits Babar's son Alexander in the middle of the night.




Hands-on Booting


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Master the booting procedure of various operating systems with in-depth analysis of bootloaders and firmware. The primary focus is on the Linux booting procedure along with other popular operating systems such as Windows and Unix. Hands-on Booting begins by explaining what a bootloader is, starting with the Linux bootloader followed by bootloaders for Windows and Unix systems. Next, you’ll address the BIOS and UEFI firmware by installing multiple operating systems on one machine and booting them through the Linux bootloader. Further, you’ll see the kernel's role in the booting procedure of the operating system and the dependency between kernel, initramfs, and dracut. You’ll also cover systemd, examining its structure and how it mounts the user root filesystem. In the final section, the book explains troubleshooting methodologies such as debugging shells followed by live images and rescue mode. On completing this book, you will understand the booting process of major operating systems such as Linux, Windows, and Unix. You will also know how to fix the Linux booting issues through various boot modes. What You Will Learn Examine the BIOS and UEFI firmware Understanding the Linux boot loader (GRUB)Work with initramfs, dracut, and systemdFix can’t-boot issues on Linux Who This Book Is For Linux users, administrators, and developers.




Babar's ABC


Book Description

Join Babar, Celeste, Arthur, Zephir, and all the other characters of Celesteville as they take young readers on a romp through the alphabet.




Isabelle the Flower Girl


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When Isabelle agrees to be a flower girl at a wedding, she is so concerned about doing something wrong that she almost forgets to have fun.




Babar the King


Book Description

This third title about Babar and his family follows the elephants as they build a magnificent city: Celesteville. Life is peaceful and contented, everyone has a job to do, and celebrations are frequent. But one fateful day a snake bites the Old Lady and Babar fears that he may lose his oldest friend. Illus. in full color by the author.




Literary Afterlife


Book Description

This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.




Babar's Book of Color


Book Description

Pom, Flora, Alexander, and Arthur go to Babar's studio and learn about mixing and using colors.