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Item Details
Title:
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NIGHTINGALE
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By: |
Hans Christian Andersen, Stephen Mitchell, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus) |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0744585287 |
ISBN 13: |
9780744585285 |
Publisher: |
WALKER BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 October, 2002 |
Pages: |
48 |
Description: |
The Emperor of China has a marvellous palace, yet visitors say the loveliest thing of all is the song of the nightingale, that he has never heard. When he manages to get a nightingale he is enchanted, until he gets a mechanical nightingale. Will he realise in time the value of what is genuine? |
Synopsis: |
A graceful and humorous retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen classic. The Emperor of China lives in the most marvellous palace in the world, made completely of porcelain, and his garden is full of the rarest flowers. Yet loveliest of all, say visitors to his realm, is the song of the nightingale in the forest by the sea. The Emperor has never heard this nightingale, and even his courtiers, searching far and wide, cannot find her. It takes a gentle kitchen maid, true of heart, to draw the humble nightingale to court. The Emperor is enchanted by the bird's sweet song - until a bejewelled version with a mechanical tune arrives. Will the mighty ruler learn too late the value of what is simple and genuine? |
Illustrations: |
colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Walker Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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