Desert Giant by Barbara Bash

Desert Giant by Barbara Bash

Discover how the majestic saguaro cactus serves as a vital desert ecosystem, providing homes for woodpeckers and owls while its flowers nourish bats, doves, and sustain Tohono O'odham harvest traditions.

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.

Barbara Bash has written and illustrated a number of prizewinning books on wildlife and natural history, and she teaches calligraphy and field sketching workshops in the U.S. and Europe. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Her website is at www.BarbaraBash.com

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ISBN 13	9781578050857
ISBN 10	1578050855
Title	Desert Giant
Author	Barbara Bash
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Year published	2002-09-01
Number of pages	32
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