Cactus Hotel - Brenda Z. Guiberson

A fascinating look at the life cycle of the giant saguro cactus and its place in the desert ecosystem.--Booklist. Full color. Parents' Choice Picture book Award. \n \nIt 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! \n \nMany different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus. \n \nThe 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. \n \nThis 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. \n \nParents' Choice Award \nIRA-CBC Teachers' Choice \nAn NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book \nAn NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts\n