Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduces younger readers to the life of a swallow, and describes their anatomy, habitat, life cycle, and unique characteristics; and also discusses their position on the food chain, and other related topics.
Follows a barn swallow, a monarch butterfly, and an eel from summer on a farm until they make their respective fall voyages south, and then later begin to return north again when the weather warms. Includes facts about the animals.