A vunerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert lanscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary---but appearences can be deceptive. In fact, this gaint tree of the desert is alive with activity. its spiny trunk aand 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 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.
- ISBN10 0316083070
- ISBN13 9780316083072
- Publish Date 25 April 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Little, Brown & Company
- Imprint Little, Brown and Company
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English