A republication of the 1954 book in which Eric Sloane examines the design and methods used to construct the barns and covered bridges of early America, and includes information different types of wood and tools.
A dilapidated old barn shelters a wide variety of animals, including snakes, porcupines, cats, and a skunk, during the sub-zero winter temperature of Maine, while they wait for the first signs of spring.
When Annie's father plans to tear down the old barn and replace it with a modern shed, Annie and her grandfather worry about all the birds that nest in the rickety old structure.
