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OverviewIt is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert! Many different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus. The cactus grows larger and larger and will live for about two hundred years. When one animal moves out, another moves in. There is never a vacancy in the cactus hotel. This story--about a desert, a giant cactus, and the animals who live in it--is one that even the youngest child will understand and enjoy. Parents' Choice Award IRA-CBC Teachers' Choice An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book An NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brenda Z Guiberson , Megan LloydPublisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc Imprint: Henry Holt & Company Inc Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.132kg ISBN: 9780805029604ISBN 10: 0805029605 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 15 October 1993 Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating look at the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus and its place in the desert ecosystem. -- Booklist <br> Guiberson weaves an amazingly large range of facts into this simple story of a fragile ecosystem. -- Publishers Weekly <br> Author InformationBrenda Z. Guiberson has written many books for children, including Cactus Hotel, Into the Sea, Moon Bear, The Greatest Dinosaur Ever, and Disasters. As a child, Brenda wanted to be a jungle explorer. Her books are full of well-researched detail, and Brenda sees this research as an adventure--one that allows her to be a jungle explorer at last. Megan Lloyd read the manuscript for Cactus Hotel and went to the Saguaro National Monument in Arizona to see the cactuses herself. Lloyd is the illustrator of many picture books, including Guiberson's Spoonbill Swamp. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |