Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Discover the incredible life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, in this book from the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling 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 his first flight as a young boy, he dreamed 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, 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 best-selling children's books of all time.