The Nightingale
Picture Book · Ages 2–6 · 1970

The Nightingale

A real nightingale returns to save a dying emperor.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a kingdom where a mechanical bird replaces a real nightingale, the emperor's life hangs in the balance. As he faces death, the faithful nightingale returns, offering hope where none remains. Can the genuine song of the nightingale succeed where artificial beauty failed?

From the publisher

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 help him.

Awards

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (1985)
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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
2–6
Audience
Picture
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Book details

Publication
Published
January 1, 1985
First published
January 1, 1970
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780153328770

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