A very rare pitacoche bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.
- ISBN: 9780439269681
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Illustrator: Rueda, Claudia
- Published: 2005 , Scholastic Press
- Themes: Birds, Flowers and plants, Legend, Love, migration
- Descriptors: Folklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40