- Caldecott Medal, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Swallows
Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Leo Politi
- First published
- 1949
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Charles Scribner's Sons, Atheneum
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780684188317
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“AT THE FOOT OF THE LOW and soft hills near the sea, lay the small village of Capistrano.”
Atiglio Leoni Politi (November 21, 1908 – March 26, 1996) was an American artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 children's books, as well as Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (1964), intended for adults. His works often celebrated cultural diversity, and many were published in both English and Spanish.
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