The Emperor and the Nightingale (Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics)

Andersen, Hans Christian

ISBN 10: 1939228239 / ISBN 13: 9781939228239

Published by Rabbit Ears Entertainment, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Emperor and the Nightingale (Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics)
• Publisher: Rabbit Ears Entertainment
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939228239
• ISBN 13: 9781939228239
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Van Nutt, Robert
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The Emperor and his court in ancient China discover a little grey bird with an enchanting song. But when the Emperor is presented with a jewel-encrusted, artificial singing bird, he banishes the nightingale from his court. Years later, he realizes that the song of the real nightingale is the true treasure. With profound simplicity, this classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen will captivate young and old alike. Ages 6 and up. Illustrated by Robert Van Nutt. Part of the award-winning Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics series. DVD and CD versions, using the same illustrations and text and narrated by Glenn Close with original music by Mark Isham, have won Action for Children’s Television (ACT) Award; Grammy Award Nomination – Best Recording for Children; CINE Golden Eagle Award. DVD versions are available on Amazon.com's Disc on Demand/Amazon Instant Video and CDs/audio downloads are available on Audible.com.

About the Author

Neil has worked as a full-time professional playwright for almost 35 years and his plays have been staged extensively in theatres throughout Britain and abroad. Recent work includes: The Machine Stops (York Theatre Royal); The Ugly Duckling (Northumberland Theatre Company); The Road to Glory (The Point, Eastleigh); A Christmas Carol (Derby Theatre, Edinburgh Lyceum, Bolton Octagon); The Firebird (Dundee Rep); Dancing in My Dreams (Oxfordshire Theatre Company); The Minotaur and Leopard (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster). His play The Lost Warrior (commissioned by the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster) won the Arts Council England Children's Award in 2006 for work that displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre. Neil lives in Bolton with his partner, Eileen Murphy, and loves to spend as much time as possible with their four young grandchildren, Toby, Gabriel, Clyde and Beatrice.