![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Profusely illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs and other artwork, Saguaro: The Desert Giant celebrates this iconic cactus while arguing that the need to preserve its critical Sonoran Desert habitat is more pressing now than ever. For uncounted generations, the Tohono O'odham people in Arizona have harvested the sweet saguaro fruits to make syrup and wine. During rainy seasons, a large saguaro can soak up literally hundreds of gallons of water in its expandable, accordion-folded trunk and arms. Susan Lowell 'Savory slang adds punch to this tale, which stresses the fairy. A saguaro can grow to be a towering fifty feet or more and live for as long as two centuries. Rising Moon Books, 15.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-87358-542-2. 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. ![]() Buy a discounted Hardcover of Cindy Ellen : A Wild Western. If you have both a Facebook account and have registered with the. Indeed, mass media have made this denizen of the Sonoran Desert universally recognizable, and perhaps just as misunderstood. Booktopia has Cindy Ellen : A Wild Western Cinderella, A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell. Login If you are already registered, please log in with your username and password below. Published: Rio Nuevo Publishers - April 1st, 2002Īsk a Child to draw a picture of a cactus, and the result will probably look like a saguaro. ![]()
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