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The Little PrinceBy Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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The Little PrinceBy Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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The Little Prince is a book that every person should read several times in their life. As a child it should be read because it is a wonderful adventure tale - of planets, strange plants, animals, unusual characters and of the Little Prince himself who sees life through the eyes of a child. Then again, when one is on the verge of adulthood and is trying to understand the purpose of life and what his/her role in it is. Then finally, when one realizes the value and preciousness of love and of friendship and the problems that pride can cause. The reading level of this book is for children 9 to 12 years old. Read it with your child and share the beauty of this timeless classic.
"Six Years Ago," writes Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "I made a forced landing in the Sahara, alone, a thousand miles from help, and faced the necessity of repairing my motor by myself within the number of days my supply of drinking water would last. The first morning I was awakened by a gentle but determined voice which said 'If you please, draw me a sheep.'" Thus it was that he met the Little Prince, whose strange history he learned bit by bit, in the days that followed.
The Little Prince lived alone on a tiny planet no larger than a house. He possessed three volcanoes, two active and one extinct, although one never knows about volcanoes. He also owned a flower, unlike any flower in all the galaxy, of great beauty and of inordinate pride. It was this pride that ruined the serenity of the Little Prince's world and started him on the travels that brought him at last to the Earth where he learned finally, from a fox, the secret of what is really important in life.
There are a few stories which in some way, in some degree, change the world forever for their readers. This is one.