A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue within the scorching desert panorama, its armlike branches reaching fifty toes into the air. From a distance it seems to be utterly nonetheless and solitary–but appearances will be misleading. In reality, this big tree of the desert is alive with exercise. Its spiny trunk and branches are dwelling to a stunning variety of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers.
Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their houses contained in the saguaro’s trunk. Lengthy-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. Folks additionally play a task within the saguaro’s story: every year the Tohono O’odham Indians collect its candy fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual.
On this first quantity of Sierra Membership Books’ Tree Tales collection, a easy, easy-to-read textual content and interesting drawings doc the life cycle of this superb cactus tree and the creatures it helps to assist. Readers will come away with a greater understanding of and an enduring respect for this accomodating big of the desert.
Writer : Gibbs Smith
Publication date : September 6, 2002
Version : Illustrated
Language : English
Print size : 28 pages
ISBN-10 : 1578050855
ISBN-13 : 978-1578050857
Merchandise Weight : 5.6 ounces
Studying age : 6 – 10 years
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches
A part of collection : Tree Tales
Grade degree : 1 – 5
Lexile measure : 980L
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