Somewhere in the south, a swallow hears a call from afar. And just like that, without any hesitation, it takes off on its long migratory journey!
Through beautiful and realistic artwork by well-known bird expert and popular Japanese illustrator, Mamoru Suzuki, young readers are taken on a vivid and heartwarming journey of migratory bird, flying across fields and over oceans until they reach where they are called.
Despite their small statures, one can feel the immense life force and the miracle that is the swallow's journey!
As the author himself said, "When spring comes, swallows will fly to Japan... How is it that they never get lost? There will inevitably storms along the way, and times when they get hungry. Where do they rest? There are so many things we do not know! And clearly no one taught the swallows what to do. And yet, their instincts would guide them to fly to Japan every spring to build nests, lay eggs, and raise their young here..."
A beautiful book capturing the author's wonder in these migratory creatures!
Hardcover | 40 pages | 25.4 x 23.5cm
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