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Sís, Peter

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

48 pp. | Farrar/Foster | May, 2014 | Trade ISBN 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