Politi, Leo, 1908-1996.

Song of the swallows / by Leo Politi. - Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Publications, 2009, c1948. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., music ; 26 cm.

"The J. Paul Getty Museum." Originally published in 1948. Includes the words and music for "La golondrina," composed by Leo Politi.

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.

Caldecott Medal.

ISBN: 9780892369898 0892369892

LCCN: 2009924371

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Swallows--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--Fiction.
California--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.P753 / So 2009

Dewey Class. No.: [E]