The nightingale
Subtitle: a tale of compassion
By: retold by Sarah Albee ; illustrations by Beverly Branch.
Contributors: Branch, Beverly ill.; Andersen, H. C. 1805-1875.
Series: Famous fables
Publisher: Reader's Digest Young Families
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Pleasantville, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599390208
Subjects: Fairy tales; Nightingale -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of 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.
Notes: "Based on the original story by Hans Christian Andersen."