Synopses & Reviews
The first two titles in Barbara Bash's highly acclaimed "Tree Tales" series are available once again in paperback! In a brilliant combination of lyrical prose and glowing watercolors, each book documents the life cycle of one of the world's great trees and reveals its importance to the many life forms that flourish beneath and within its welcoming branches. Desert Giant, a Reading Rainbow selection, celebrates the spiny saguaro and the creatures that inhabit its desert world.
Synopsis
A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers. Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their homes inside the saguaro's trunk. Long-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. People also play a role in the saguaro's story: each year the Tohono O'odham Indians gather its sweet fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual. In this first volume of Sierra Club Books' Tree Tales series, a simple, easy-to-read text and appealing drawings document the life cycle of this amazing cactus tree and the creatures it helps to support. Readers will come away with a better understanding of and a lasting respect for this accomodating giant of the desert.
Synopsis
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