{"product_id":"antoine-de-saint-exupery-little-people-big-dreams-121","title":"Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 121)","description":"**The multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series**\n\nDiscover the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the talented pilot and writer, told in an inspiring biography for kids!\n\nLittle Antoine grew up in Lyon, France. He was a curious and creative child who enjoyed reading fairy tales, setting up experiments and writing. Fascinated by planes, he always dreamt of taking to the skies. When he joined the French army during WWII, he finally got the chance. Antoine spent a short time in the air force before leaving to become a mail pilot, all the while writing about his adventures in the clouds.\n\nIn 1935 he crashed in the desert during a flight from Paris to Saigon. With only a few supplies, he became very ill. Fortunately, after four days, he was found by a passer-by and nursed back to health. This experience influenced much of Antoine's future writing. Later, he moved the United States where he campaigned for France's freedom from Nazism. During this period he wrote the Little Prince, the captivating story of love and loss which became one of the best-selling children's book of all time.\n\nThis powerful book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the writer’s life.\n\nLittle People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.\n\nThis empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.\n\nInspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!\nSelect praise for the New York Times Bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series:\n“…cute and quirky…”– USA Today, in praise of Dolly Parton\n“…address[es] not only setbacks but also their strength to persevere and reach their goals.”– Buzzfeed, in praise of RuPaul\n“…introduc[es] kids to important figures in Latinx history.” – Good Housekeeping, in praise of Frida Kahlo\n“…[an] extraordinary series…” – TheEverymom, in praise of Mindy Kaling\n“…a fabulous way to teach little ones about the extraordinary lives of influential people…”—Town \u0026amp; Country, in praise of Vincent Van Gogh\n“...handled in an age appropriate way…” – Parents.com, in praise of Amanda Gorman\n“…particularly great for this age…” – NY Magazine, in praise of Prince\n“…encourages kids to dream big to ‘achieve incredible things.’” – Rolling Stone, in praise of Kamala Harris\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 071129206X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.071129206X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel|Le Lapin, Martin\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41717416788026,"sku":"DBV.071129206X.G","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/071129206X-0.jpg?v=1790910008","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/antoine-de-saint-exupery-little-people-big-dreams-121","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}