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The Little Prince Novel Study & Activities

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is one of the most beloved stories of all time. With this The Little Prince Novel Study & Activities kit, your kids will love studying and discover love and connection.  

The Little Prince Novel Study & Activities

About The Little Prince Book

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The Little Prince
  • The Little Prince
  • English

The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature.

The Little Prince | a Netflix Original

The Little Prince
  • Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
  • Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams (Actors)

When an overscheduled girl befriends an eccentric aviator, he regales her with tales about the adventures of an unusual boy who lives on an asteroid. | Stream

Check out this The Little Prince Movie Review – Common Sense Media.

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Why did Netflix remove The Little Prince?

Like several Netflix Originals, the Little Prince is not owned by Netflix. Although it released the film exclusively, it does not do so indefinitely.

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Because the film is still owned by Paramount Pictures, Netflix simply lost the license, even though it bears the Netflix Original branding.

What is The Little Prince movie about?

The Little Prince is about the Aviator and tells a young girl of a brilliant world and relationship in which she feels at home, discovers her childhood, and learns that it is the heart that makes one see clearly.

Was The Little Prince made into a movie?

The Little Prince (2015) is another animated fantasy drama film directed by Mark Osborne that is based on the 1943 adventure book of the same name by Antoine Rebeur.

What is The Little Prince about on Netflix?

When an overlooked girl familiarizes herself with an eccentric Aviator, he regales her with his own stories regarding an exciting spaceman who lives on an asteroid.

Where can you watch The Little Prince?

You can watch The Little Prince on Amazon Prime Video.

The Little Prince movie explained:

Adults are portrayed negatively in The Little Prince as being hopelessly narrow-minded. The fable's fundamental message is summarized in the fox's secret to the tiny prince: “What is essential is invisible to the eye. One can see only with the heart.”

The Little Prince Movie Characters:

The Little Prince

One of the two protagonists of the story. A Prince who left his home planet and his beloved rose to travel around the universe, ending up on Earth, and meets a number of characters as he travels but never stops loving and missing the rose on his home planet.

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The Narrator-

A lonely pilot who befriends the little prince while stranded in the desert.

The Rose-

A coquettish flower who struggles to express her love for the little prince and thus drives him away. Concurrently vain and naive, she informs the little prince of her love for him too late to persuade him to stay home and not travel. Throughout the story, she occupies the prince’s thoughts and heart.

The Fox-

Even though the fox requests that the little prince tames him, the fox is the more knowledgeable of the two characters and helps guide the prince toward what is important in life.

The Snake-

The prince's first encounter on Earth, ultimately sends him back to the heavens by biting him.

The Baobabs-

Baobabs, normally harmless trees on Earth, pose a significant threat to smaller planets such as the prince's if left unchecked.

The King-

On the first planet the little prince visits, he meets a king who claims to be the ruler of the entire universe.

The Vain Man-

The only resident of the second planet visited by the little prince. The vain man is lonely and craves the admiration of everyone who passes by.

The Drunkard-

The third person the little prince meets after leaving home is a drunkard who spends his days and nights in a trance.

The Lamplighter-

The prince's fifth and most complex encounter before landing on Earth.

The Geographe –

The little prince's sixth and final encounter before arriving on Earth.

The Railway Switchman-

A railway switchman works at the hub for the massive trains that rush back and forth carrying disgruntled adults from one location to another.

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The Sales clerk-

The sales clerk sells thirst-quenching pills on the basis that people can save up to 53 minutes a day if they don't have to stop drinking.

About The Little Prince Novel Study & Activities

This printable includes the following:

  • Multiple Choice Questions (three pages)
  • Word Search
  • Discussion Questions
  • Drawing Prompt
  • Coloring Page

  • Multiple Choice Questions (three pages)

There are 30 questions, with multiple answer options, to test your understanding of The Little Prince.

  • Word Search

This word search feature 10 terms you would encounter while reading the book or watching the movie.

  • Discussions and Deeper Questions

Provide a paragraph to answer each of the four open-ended questions.

  • Drawing Prompt

Draw the rose in the glass dome jar.

  • Coloring Page

A coloring page featuring the quote: “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched. They are felt with the heart.” Color The Little Prince, birds, 

Other activities that may be helpful:

Additional resources:

The Little Prince has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera.

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