A “Little Prince” Journal by Lucas
When we read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic The Little Prince this summer we were all able to participate in our own way. Alex and Lucas wrote and illustrated their thoughts and Maximo listened along and shared his point of view. Lucas is always quick to zero in a big idea but almost as amazing is his ability to incorporate sharks into anything. This Journal was executed by Lucas, he read every chapter and then summarized the “big idea” in his own words and drawings. Follow along with your own cop of the book. What follows are the initial results of Lucas’ “Little Prince” explorations.
I: “Grown-ups Have No Imagination”
Sometimes parents think they need to explain the setting to the kids but the kids have to explain everything to the grown-ups.
Description: Kids can imagine a lot of things.
II: “Imagine Again”
Kids play games by pretending, it feels great to imagine because good things can happen.
Description: Dreaming is a great way to imagine.
III: “Different Worlds, Different Views”
If you explain your world it may be different that somebody else’s.
Description: One is a shark world and the other is a crocodile world.
IV: “More Than A Number”
Don’t judge people by their clothes, appreciate their personality.
Description: Kid WorldDescription: Adults care about numbers, Math Land.
V: “Small Seeds Grow Big”
Sometimes a small seed can grow into a big plant, that can be good or bad.
Description: Bad or Good
VI & VII: “Special To Me”
Some things that may not mean as much to someone else can mean a lot to you because you think it’s more special.
Description: The last shark-flower in the land. Fin. The End. It is very special to the sharks.
VIII & IX: “They Don’t Know Love”
The little prince and the flower do not admit that they love each other.
Description: Something stands between them.
X – XIII: “Lonely Distraction”
All these grown-ups are doing boring things to forget they are alone. The little prince is bored.
Description: The ruler, the man who drinks, the "buis"nessman, the vain man, each on a different world.
XIV & XV: “All Work Is No Fun If You Don’t Enjoy it “
The lamplighter thinks of other people but doesn’t enjoy his work. The geographer doesn’t go to see the world because he thinks he’s is too important.
Description: Geographer and Lamplighter world, a shark world could be around the corner.
XVI – XXI: “The Time You Spend Makes A Difference”
What makes someone special is the time you spend with them.
Description: The little prince, the snake, the fox.
XXII – XXVII: “What’s Important Can’t Be Seen”
The little prince died so he could return to his planet but he told the pilot not to cry, he told him to look at the stars to remember him.
Description: The snakes quick bite.
The End
