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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Martin Le Lapin

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.

Specs:

Format: Hardback, 32 pages

ISBN: US 9780711292062, UK 9780711292055

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

Published: October 3, 2024

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Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.

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