The emperor and the nightingale
Title:
The emperor and the nightingale
Author:
Dickins, Rosie.
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
Philpot, Graham.
ISBN:
9781409533573
Publication Information:
London : Usborne, 2007.
Physical Description:
48 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 1 CD
Series:
Usborne first reading. Level 4
Usborne first reading. Level 4.
Series Title:
Usborne first reading. Level 4
Usborne first reading. Level 4.
General Note:
The supplementary item of 00695558 was lost.
Abstract:
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can save him.
Subject:
| Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Nightingale -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Fairy tales -- Denmark. |
| Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction. |
| Nightingale -- Fiction. |
Summary:
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can save him.