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A useful short introduction offers readers an overview of ancient Greek sculpture from the Archaic period to the end of Antiquity

Series: A Guide to Imagery

—Hellenic Journal

Barbara Gaehtgens

Song of the Swallows CAL In recent yearsWritten and illustrated by Leo Politi Song of the Swallows, which won the Caldecott Medal when it was first published in 1948, was written and illustrated by Leo Politi, one of Los Angeles's most beloved artists. It tells the famous story of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano through the eyes of a small child. Julian, the bell ringer of the Mission, tells Juan, a young boy who also lives at the Mission, the story of