| Flight to Arras Contributor(s): de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156318806 ISBN-13: 9780156318808 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1969 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 84022524 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.30 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76255 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A recollection of the shattering days during World War II when, though the fall of France was imminent, a handful of French pilots continued to fight on against the Germans. Translated by Lewis Galanti re. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Saint-Exupery, Antoine: - ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include The Little Prince, Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, Southern Mail, and Airman's Odyssey. In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. |