Antoine de Saint-Exupéry / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Martin Le Lapin.

London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2024.

30 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.

Includes QR code to access free activity sheets, teachers' notes and more information about the series.

Juvenile.

Discover the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the talented pilot and writer. Little Antoine grew up in Lyon, France. Ever since his first flight as a young boy, he dreamt of becoming a pilot. When he joined the French army during WWI, he finally got his chance. He spent a short time in the Air Force before leaving to become a mail pilot, all the while writing about his adventures. However, in 1935, he crashed in the desert during a flight from Paris to Saigon. With little food and water to hand, he became very ill. Fortunately, he was found by a passerby and nursed back to health. This experience influenced much of Antoine's future writing. In WWII, he moved to the United States where he campaigned for France's freedom from Nazism. During this period, he wrote 'The Little Prince', a captivating story of love and loss, which went on to become one of the bestselling children's books of all time.

9780711292055 (hbk)

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