Little Prince 8: The Planet Of The Tortoise Driver
By (Author) Herve Benedetti
Illustrated by lyum Studio
Lerner Publishing Group
Graphic Universe
1st March 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Hardback
56
Width 204mm, Height 267mm
384g
On this broiling-hot desert planet, only carapodeswondrous giant tortoisescan safely move around and deliver mail and resources to the lonely cities perched far apart on rocky ledges. And only one person, Arobase, can guide the carapodes. When he decides to leave them to fend for themselves, the whole world starts falling apart . . .
Didier Poli, artistic director, was born in Lyon in 1971. After graduate studies in applied arts, he worked for various animation studios including Disney. He was working as artistic director for the video game company Kalista Entertainment when he met Manuel Bichebois in 2001 and began drawing Bichebois's graphic novel series L'Enfant de l'orage. At the 2004 Nfmes Festival, Didier Poli received the Bronze Boar prize for young talent. He continues to work regularly in cartoons and video games as a designer and storyboard artist. In June 2010, he founded Elyum Studio with Guillaume Dorison, Jean-Baptiste Hostache, and Xavier Dorison.