The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

by Peter Sís

Book Overview

Peter S s's remarkable biography The Pilot and the Little Prince celebrates the author of The Little Prince, one of the most beloved books in the world.

Antoine de Saint-Exup ry was born in France in 1900, when airplanes were just being invented. Antoine dreamed of flying and grew up to be a pilot--and that was when his adventures began. He found a job delivering mail by plane, which had never been done before. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374380694
• ISBN13: 9780374380694
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3