The Little prince / written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; translated from the French by Richard Howard.

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Title:

The Little prince / written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; translated from the French by Richard Howard.

Author:

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944.

Howard, Richard, 1929-

ISBN:

9780152023980

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Diego : Harcourt, 2000.

Physical Description:

83 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Abstract:

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

Subject Term:

Princes -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Fairy tales.

Added Author:

Howard, Richard, 1929-

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Summary

This beloved, world-famous allegorical classic about a young prince on a quest for knowledge is an essential read for every home library.

Combining Richard Howard's translation with restored original full-color art, this definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. When a pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert, he meets a little boy who asks him to draw a sheep. Gradually the Little Prince reveals more about himself: He comes from a small asteroid, where he lived alone until a rose grew there.

But the rose grew demanding, and he was confused by his feelings about her. The story unfolds further from one planet to the next in a thoughtful philosophical exploration of love and the ephemeral.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

YA-This new translation into "modern" English brings a classic tale into sharper focus for today's teens without sacrificing the beauty and simplicity of the author's writing, and the "restored" artwork has all the charm of the original drawings. What appears to be a simple tale of two lost souls-one, a pilot marooned in the desert next to his ditched plane; the other, a minuscule prince in self-imposed exile from an asteroid so small that he can watch the sunset 44 times a day-reveals itself as something far more complex. What appears to be a fairy tale for children opens like the petals of the Little Prince's flower into a fantasy that has lessons for all of us.-Molly Connally, Kings Park Library, Fairfax County, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Howard's updated translation (originally published in 2000) of the 1943 classic is reissued here in a sixtieth-anniversary slipcased edition. From HORN BOOK Fall 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

New York Review of Books Review

This graphic novel brings the classic fable to life with a new character: the pilot (a stand-in lor the original author) who crash-lands on the Prince's planet. Here we see Saint-Exupéry's plane disappear over the waves, as it did in real life. "The Prince's protracted nighttime goodbye . . . is newly touching, and harrowing," Dan Kois wrote in his review.

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