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Book Synopsis The Saguaro Cactus by : David Yetman
Download or read book The Saguaro Cactus written by David Yetman and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape—its arms stretching heavenward, its silhouette often resembling a human—has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The largest and tallest cactus in the United States, it is both familiar and an object of fascination and curiosity. This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring and iconic desert plant. Gathering everything from the saguaro’s role in Sonoran Desert ecology to its adaptations to the desert climate and its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book shares precolonial through current scientific findings. The saguaro is charismatic and readily accessible but also decidedly different from other desert flora. The essays in this book bear witness to our ongoing fascination with the great cactus and the plant’s unusual characteristics, covering the saguaro’s: history of discovery, place in the cactus family, ecology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, and ethnobotany. The Saguaro Cactus offers testimony to the cactus’s prominence as a symbol, the perceptions it inspires, its role in human society, and its importance in desert ecology.
Download or read book Desert Giant (pb) written by Barbara Bash and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2002-09-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Seed and the Giant Saguaro by : Jennifer Ward
Download or read book The Seed and the Giant Saguaro written by Jennifer Ward and published by Cooper Square Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus's seed. Includes information on saguaros.
Download or read book Saguaro written by Anna Humphreys and published by Rio Nuevo Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask a child to draw a picture of a cactus, and the result will probably look like a saguaro. Indeed, mass media have made this denizen of the Sonoran Desert universally recognizable, and perhaps just as misunderstood. In Saguaros: Desert Giants, Anna Humphreys and Susan Lowell share true stories about this amazing, anthropomorphic cactus that are at least as intriguing as the folklore. A saguaro can grow to be a towering fifty feet or more and live for as long as two centuries. During rainy seasons, a large saguaro can soak up literally hundreds of gallons of water in its expandable, accordion-folded trunk and arms. For uncounted generations, the Tohono O'odham people in Arizona have harvested the sweat saguaro fruits to make syrup and wine. Profusely illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs and other artwork, Saguaros: Desert Giants celebrates these iconic cacti while arguing that the need to preserve their critical Sonoran Desert habitat is more pressing now than ever.
Book Synopsis Revenge of the Saguaro by : Tom Miller
Download or read book Revenge of the Saguaro written by Tom Miller and published by Cinco Puntos Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Miller's Southwest is a vortex of cockfights and cantinas, of black velvet paintings and tacky bolo ties, of eco-militants, border-crossers, and eccentric characters whose outlook is as spare and elemental as the desert that surrounds them. This is Miller's turf. With wit and insight, he reveals how the clichés of romanticism and capitalism have run amuck in his homeland. When a saguaro cactus outside Phoenix kills its own assassin, it becomes clear that no other guide to the Southwest manifests such a clear moral vision while reveling in the joy of this magnificent land and its people. Originally published by National Geographic as Jack Ruby's Kitchen Sink, it received the Gold Award for Best Travel Book in 2000 from the Society of American Travel Writers. Tom Miller has been writing about the American Southwest and Latin America for more than three decades. His ten books include The Panama Hat Trail, which follows the making and marketing of one Panama hat, and Trading with the Enemy, which Lonely Planet says "may be the best travel book about Cuba ever written." Miller began his journalism career in the underground press of the late '60s and early '70s, and has written articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, Natural History, and Rolling Stone. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Regla.
Book Synopsis The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus by : Lara Hawthorne
Download or read book The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus written by Lara Hawthorne and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawthorne delivers an exquisitely illustrated picture book about the Saguaro cactus which grows in the Sonoran desert in Arizona and its flower, which blooms only one night a year. Full color.
Download or read book The Texanist written by David Courtney and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.
Author :Janice Emily Bowers Publisher :Western National Parks Association ISBN 13 :9781583690390 Total Pages :38 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (93 download)
Book Synopsis Frequently Asked Questions about the Saguaro by : Janice Emily Bowers
Download or read book Frequently Asked Questions about the Saguaro written by Janice Emily Bowers and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 2003 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you pronounce SAGUARO? How tall do saguaros grow? How much do saguaros weigh? Learn the answer to these and many other questions in Frequently Asked Questions About the Saguaro. This easy-to-read book provides brief well researched answers to the questions most asked about these giants of the Sonoran Desert. Readers will learn about the climate that best fosters saguaro growth. They'll see how birds and other critters use saguaros for their homes. And they'll also find fascinating information about the plant's flowers and fruits, including the best time of year to see their magnificent bloom and how native people make the fruit into a delicious syrup. Vividly illustrated with drawings and color photography, Frequently Asked Questions About the Saguaro is a great resource on an important and beautiful cactus.
Book Synopsis Cactus Hotel by : Brenda Z. Guiberson
Download or read book Cactus Hotel written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-10-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for other desert dwellers."--Title page verso.
Book Synopsis Ecology of the Saguaro by : Warren F. Steenbergh
Download or read book Ecology of the Saguaro written by Warren F. Steenbergh and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hector the Loneliest Saguaro written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hector, The Loneliest Saguaro" is a charming and educational little tale that will resonate with children of all ages. In Kathryn Humphrey's first published work, through Hector's personal journey you will learn not only life's lessons, but also about the rich desert ecosystem of the southwest. We meet birds, butterflies and other critters, and observe the seasons and all the accompanying changes brought about by different kinds of weather. Beautifully illustrated by the author, the gorgeous desert colors and sweet characters add immensely to the story. Hector teaches us about loneliness and diversity and acceptance and, ultimately, the joy of having a special someone to love. Written from first word to last in one hour, after being inspired on the anniversary of her mother's passing, Kate feels that this book is heaven-sent, and so might you.
Book Synopsis Ecology of the Saguaro : II, Reproduction, Germination, Establishment, Growth, and Survival of the Young Plant by : Warren F. Steenbergh
Download or read book Ecology of the Saguaro : II, Reproduction, Germination, Establishment, Growth, and Survival of the Young Plant written by Warren F. Steenbergh and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ten-year Resurvey of Epidermal Browning and Population Structure of Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea Gigantea) in Saguaro National Park by : Dale S. Turner
Download or read book Ten-year Resurvey of Epidermal Browning and Population Structure of Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea Gigantea) in Saguaro National Park written by Dale S. Turner and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Saguaro National Park (N.P.), Fire Management Plan by :
Download or read book Saguaro National Park (N.P.), Fire Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Saguaro National Monument by : Doris Evans
Download or read book Saguaro National Monument written by Doris Evans and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1993 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces visitors to this Sonoran Desert preserve in southern Arizona, where diverse plant and animal communities thrive in a challenging land of little rain and torrid summers. Photos by George H. H. Huey, C. Allan Morgan, Edward McCain, and others.
Book Synopsis Saguaro National Park (N.P.), General Management Plan by :
Download or read book Saguaro National Park (N.P.), General Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Saguaro National Monument, Arizona by :
Download or read book Saguaro National Monument, Arizona written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
