Download or read book The Emperor and the Nightingale written by Alison Ainsworth and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 1988 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nightingale sings so sweetly for the emperor of China that it becomes the darling of the court. But when the emperor receives a mechanical nightingale that can sing one tune again and again, he judges the clockwork bird better than the original--realizing too late what a real treasure he once had. Music by Academy Award-winning composer Mark Isham. Full color.