The Song of the Nightingale

by Tanya Landman

Book Overview

How did the nightingale get its golden voice? A beautiful creation story answers the question.

The mountains, trees, and plants are young and full of color, but the animals are dull and drab, so the painter gets to work. She dabs dots on ladybugs and spots on butterflies, stripes on zebras and pentagons on giraffes. Finally, she comes to the very last creature--a patient beetle--and uses her special pot of gold paint. The painter is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536217689
• ISBN13: 9781536217681
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Candlewick Studio
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.8" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4