The Little Prince

"Can Mom Learn New Tricks in the Classroom Today"
The Language Association Bulletin 24 (1973): 10-11.
A parent in the classroom? Stranger things have happened. John McIntyre and the language association explore teaching tactics a New York teacher used while teaching "The Little Prince." By having parents in the class many uses the students had with adults (also addressed in "The Little Prince") were spoken of which proved to be therapeutic for the students and opened their parent's minds to several issues not in "The Little Prince."

"Grownups Are Like That"
Cook, Jimmie. Teaching PreK-8. 29 (1999): 76.
Cook uses Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince" to remind teachers how their students look at them sometimes! The little prince sees adulthood as a money driven, number crunching society. Cook says that by reading "The Little Prince" he is reminded of his own failings as an adult. He concludes the article by encouraging his fellow teachers to "stop long enough to inquire about the color of [your student's] friend's eyes and hair, the joyous peals of laughter. . ." Cook encourages all to stop and see life as a child once again.

I Never Met A Rose
Casper, Joseph Andrew. "I Never Met a Rose: Stanley Donen and The Little Prince." Children's Novels and the Movies. Ed. Douglas Street. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1983. 141-50.
This is a good article dealing with the making of the film version of The Little Prince. Good for comparing the text with the movie.

"Lessons From The Little Prince"
Cowles, Janelle. Professional School Counseling. 1 (1997): 57-60.
Cowles compares a relationship the little prince has with a fox in Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince" to adolescent/counselor relationships. The fox asks the little prince to tame him and make him a happy fox, although it will be a hard process. The article addresses the gradual forming of a relationship of trust a teacher can have with a student.

Little Prince
The. Dir. Stanley Donen, 1974.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0071762
This site gives information and a review on Donen's film version of Saint Exupery's "The Little Prince." Children love "the movie version" of books. As an English teacher, I would not show the film during our reading, but after for a clearer understanding of the book, and as a preparation for a test.

The Little Prince and Charlottes Web
Gagnon, Laurence. "Webs of Concern: The Little Prince and Charlotte's Web." Children's Literature: The Great Excluded. Ed. Francelia Butler. Storks: Journal of the Modern Language Association, 1973. 61-6.
Interesting comparison between the two works. It also incoporates the ideas of Martin Heidegger, who apparently claimed that The Little Prince is a great existentialist novel.

The Little Prince Home Page
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~gsposito/LittlePrince.html
Fun page created with biographic information and links to other sites.

"The Little Prince Page" 2001
http://members.tripodnet.nl/tlp/pag1.html
This page gives a short summary of "The Little Prince" and many other links for research on the Internet. The author provides an email address to pose questions regarding "The Little Prince." One of the best parts of this web page is the section where the author provides hundreds of translations of the fox's secret; "And now here is my secret, very simple secret. You can only see things clearly with the heart that can see nothing; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

The Myth of the Pilot
McKeon, Joseph T. "Saint-Exupery, The Myth of the Pilot." PMLA 89 (1974): 1084-1089.
Examines the role of the pilot in four of Saint-Exupery's work. Good background material for his other works and central pilot theme.

"The Official Site of the Little Prince"
http://www.little-prince.org/index2.php3
This page is full of ideas and games for the young at heart. There is a full biography of Antoine De Saint-Exupery, information on different exhibits/shows regarding "The Little Prince" an invitation to "The Little Prince fan club, and many fun and creative games. Games such as, Chasing Stars, Discovering the Planets, The Secret Code, What is the Boa Hiding? and Help the Little Prince to Find the Pairs. This site would be useful for a Friday activity or a "cool-down" activity from reading.

The Return of the Little Prince
Davidts, Jean Pierre.
http://www.raincoast.com/kidsites/Lprince.html
A sequel has been written for "The Little Prince." The book is worth exploring, a review says it tells "of his adventures with his beloved rose, a sheep, a tiger, and the obtuse inhabitants of several planets. Although sequels are seldom comparable to the original, "The Return of the Little Prince" appears to be very interesting.

"The Tale of the Rose: The Passion that Inspired The Little Prince"
Rotella, Mark. Publisher's Weekly 248 (2001): 72-73.
This article speaks of Antoine De Saint Exuprey's motivation to write "The Little Prince" and addresses the significance of the little prince's rose. The rose represents Consuelo Suncin, Saint-Exupery's wife. Their marriage was bumpy and inconsistent. When Saint-Exupery began writing again in 1943 he asked his wife Consuelo to return to him. She declined and her character is thus personified in the prince's prideful rose; "too proud and thorny to admit her pain." It is useful to find the source of Saint-Exupery's motivation.

"What Do You See?" The Little Prince
http://littleprince.8m.com
This site provides information on the significance of "The Little Prince" in French culture. The French 50 Franc has a picture of Antione De Saint-Exupery and the little prince. There are also two stamps commemorating Saint-Exupery. There is useful information about to whom Saint-Exupery wrote the introduction, Leon Werth.

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