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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Martin Le Lapin

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the talented pilot and writer.

Little Antoine grew up in Lyon, France. Ever since he was a young boy, he dreamt of becoming a pilot. He soon joined the French military where he finally got his chance to learn. 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, after four days, 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.

Martin Le Lapin

Martin Le Lapin is French illustrator who has a passion for travel, especially Japan where she spent 18 months learning the language and travelling the country. When she’s not drawing, you can find her making cute animal-shaped ceramics and enjoying the seaside, where she recently relocated from busy London.

Specs:

Extent: 32 pages

ISBN: US 9780711292062, UK 9780711292055

Size: 9.449in x 7.677in / 240mm x 195mm

Published: October 3, 2024

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