Saguaro: The Desert Giant

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Saguaro: The Desert Giant
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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 Saguaro: The Desert Giant, 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 Oodham people in Arizona have harvested the sweet saguaro fruits to make syrup and wine. Profusely illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs and other artwork, Saguaro: The Desert Giant celebrates these iconic cacti while arguing that the need to preserve their critical Sonoran Desert habitat is more pressing now than ever.
Country USA
Brand Rio Nuevo Publishers
Manufacturer Rio Nuevo
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2002-04-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781887896306

Country	USA
Brand	Rio Nuevo Publishers
Manufacturer	Rio Nuevo
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2002-04-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781887896306

Saguaro: The Desert Giant

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