Hayley and Martin build a birdhouse to attractbackyard swallows. Once the new home is in use, the children can watch the swallows collect nesting materials, lay six snowy white eggs, and care for their newly hatched young."

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Boyds Mills Press .

Stephen R. Swinburne is the author of many books, including Coyote: North America's Dog. He lives in Londonderry, Vermont. Robin Brickman cuts and glues her watercolor images to create three-dimensional illustrations. She illustrated "Beak! "by Sneed Collard III, among many other children's books and gardening and educational publications. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.