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40 pp.
| Eerdmans
| September, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8028-5435-3$17.00
(2)
K-3
Little Tonio dreamed of wings that would carry him to adventure. He grew up to become a pilot, flying over Europe and North Africa during wartime and later delivering intercontinental mail. He captured his dreams in poems and novels, completing The Little Prince months before his plane disappeared. Atmospheric text draws on Saint-Exupéry's own writings; rich illustrations depict his hopeful imaginings filling open skies.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2015
48 pp.
| Farrar/Foster
| May, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-0-374-38069-4$18.99
(2)
K-3
This visually stunning picture book biography includes a history of airplanes and pilots, the beginnings of air mail, two world wars, and an extraordinary number of plane crashes, all augmenting the central story of the golden-haired boy Antoine. The main text on Saint-Exupéry's life is supplemented with facts about his world, arranged in delicate circles around the edges of Sís's signature illustrated medallions.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2014
110 pp.
| Houghton
| October, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-33802-6$19.99
(3)
4-6
Translated by Sarah Ardizzone.
Color by Brigitte Findakly. Purists will have trouble with Sfar's messing with a classic, but he does a credible job making the story accessible to a new audience. Sfar's prince is true to the spirit of the original, and much of the wisdom and charm of the novella is re-created in this graphic novel. The illustrations retain the feel of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's sketches while giving them new dimension.