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The Little Prince Author: Antoine De Saint Exupery Trade Paperback Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $14.50 You could save $1.45 (10%) with our iREWARDS Program Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) Dimensions: 96 Pages, 7 x 8.75 in | ISBN: 0156012197 Published: May 2000 | Our customers who bought this item also bought: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) Book ~ J.K. Rowling Take Time For Your Life (1999) Book ~ Cheryl Richardson Debbie Travis' Weekend Projects: More... (2000) Book ~ Debbie Travis The Catcher in the Rye (1991) Book ~ J. D. Salinger Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer... (2001) Book ~ Catherine Ripley chapters.indigo Review The mysteries of this sweet and searching book continue to amaze, nearly 60 years since its original publication by the equally mysterious pilot/inventor/author/illustrator, Antoine de Saint-Exupery -- his career ended in 1944 when his reconnaissance aircraft disappeared over the Mediterranean, pursued by a German fighter plane. For those of us who first read the fable in French, the translation may bring up more questions than it answers about the elliptical text, but the experience of re-reading it is immensely satisfying nonetheless. One of the most delightful aspects of this new translation is the addition of the restored original artwork, simple yet evocative sketches and watercolour paintings of a soulful little boy with big, curious eyes and tousled blond hair, and wonderful thumbnail drawings that punctuate the text on almost every page. The narrator his unlikely tale with an explanation of his failed career as an artist because adults failed to see the meaning in his sketch of an elephant inside a boa constrictor. We meet him again in the middle of a desert with an airplane engine in disrepair and only eight days' water supply. It is in this unlikely place that he first meets the Little Prince, who asks him to draw a sheep. From this unusual beginning, readers are drawn into a fantastic tale of the Little Prince's allegorical campaign against encroaching baobab trees, his journey among the stars and the mostly unpleasant people he meets there -- adults with little imagination and badly skewed values. This life-affirming secret -- what is truly important -- is revealed in the Little Prince's relationships with the single rose on his own planet and a little fox he meets here on Earth ... and also with our narrator. He tames them, makes friends with them and therefore becomes responsible for them, and that invisible sense of responsibility, of love, is what matters most. The story rings with a sad and yet oh so hopeful and inspiring and sustained note -- each new reading reveals new meaning. Reader Reviews Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 2 1. Beautiful Reviewer: Caroline from North York, Ontario Date: 2/9/2001 12:02:04 PM This is the most beautiful book that I have ever read. The complexity and the poetry of the words and the little prince himself and the philosophies make this book so beautiful, quixotic and idyllic. I wish I could meet the little prince, and wrap my arms around his frail little body. This book is so inspirational, it touches a special part of my soul. 2. A classic Reviewer: Niki from Vancouver, B.C. Date: 6/16/2000 1:03:17 AM Sometimes being an adult, involved in endless affairs that present no purpose at all, we fail to see simplicity in life. Each time I read The Little Prince, I find something new in my life to cherrish about, a new way to make peace with my inner self. I think the book sends a message to all of us: do not forget the important things in life, such as life itself. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: kids Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book chapters.indigo Review Reader Reviews Browse Kids Selections Ages 0-2 Selections Ages 3-5 Selections Ages 6-9 Selections Ages 10-12 Animal Life Arts & Activities Babies & Toddlers Education Station Holidays & Celebrations People and Places Picture Books Readers Circle Science & Discovery Teens . 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