The Little Prince (with The Original Colour Illustrations)
By (author) Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
In Stock
$ 10.77
Ships between 2 and 4 days
By (author) Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de; Illustrated by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de; Translated by Norminton Gregory
Short description/annotation:
Presented here in a new translation and featuring the author''s own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has become a classic philosophical fable for young and old, as well as a global publishing phenomenon, selling tens of millions of copies worldwide and being translated into dozens of languages.
Description:
Review quote:
The Little Prince is one of a kind and this new edition is true to the atmospherically factual style of the fantasy.
Review quote:
A saint in short, true to his name, flying up here at the right hand of God … And he was not the only one. He was merely the one who put it into words most beautifully and anointed himself before the altar of the right stuff.
Biographical note:
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–44) was a French writer and aviator, who disappeared on a reconnaissance mission during the Second World War. The author of several novels about flying, he is best remembered today for the children’s book The Little Prince.
Promotional headline:
First published in 1943 and featuring the author’s own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has since become a classic philosophical fable for young and old
Description for collection:
Alma Junior Classics series of illustrated classics includes some of the greatest books ever written for younger readers and new translations of unjustly neglected international works. Our aim is to give our list an international feel and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other cultures and literatures – this applies not only to the titles we chose but also to the illustrators we commission – so that we can bring a bit of novelty into the canon of British children’s literature. All children’s classics contain extra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourself quiz.
Feature:
New modern translation by acclaimed half-French novelist Gregory Norminton
Feature:
Contains 40 original colour illustrations by the author
Feature:
Includes extra material for your readers at the back of the book with a quiz yourself section
Feature:
Ideal for schools
Short description/annotation:
Presented here in a new translation and featuring the author''s own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has become a classic philosophical fable for young and old, as well as a global publishing phenomenon, selling tens of millions of copies worldwide and being translated into dozens of languages.
Description:
Having crash-landed in the Sahara desert, a pilot comes across a young boy who introduces himself as the Little Prince and tells him the story of how he grew up on a tiny asteroid before travelling across the galaxies and coming to Earth. His encounters and discoveries, seen through childlike, innocent eyes, give rise to candid reflections on life and human nature.
First published in 1943 and featuring the author’s own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has since become a classic philosophical fable for young and old, as well as a global publishing phenomenon, selling tens of millions of copies worldwide and being translated into dozens of languages.
Review quote:
The Little Prince is one of a kind and this new edition is true to the atmospherically factual style of the fantasy.
Review quote:
A saint in short, true to his name, flying up here at the right hand of God … And he was not the only one. He was merely the one who put it into words most beautifully and anointed himself before the altar of the right stuff.
Biographical note:
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–44) was a French writer and aviator, who disappeared on a reconnaissance mission during the Second World War. The author of several novels about flying, he is best remembered today for the children’s book The Little Prince.
Promotional headline:
First published in 1943 and featuring the author’s own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has since become a classic philosophical fable for young and old
Description for collection:
Alma Junior Classics series of illustrated classics includes some of the greatest books ever written for younger readers and new translations of unjustly neglected international works. Our aim is to give our list an international feel and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other cultures and literatures – this applies not only to the titles we chose but also to the illustrators we commission – so that we can bring a bit of novelty into the canon of British children’s literature. All children’s classics contain extra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourself quiz.
Feature:
New modern translation by acclaimed half-French novelist Gregory Norminton
Feature:
Contains 40 original colour illustrations by the author
Feature:
Includes extra material for your readers at the back of the book with a quiz yourself section
Feature:
Ideal for schools
