{"product_id":"cactus-hotel-9780805029604","title":"Cactus Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParents' Choice Award\u003cbr\u003eIRA-CBC Teachers' Choice\u003cbr\u003eAn NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book\u003cbr\u003eAn NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13527599\"\u003eBrenda Z. Guiberson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 9.00w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805029604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805029605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF037030\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | Flowers \u0026amp; Plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF051100\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | Environmental Science \u0026amp; Ecosystems\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda Z. Guiberson\u003c\/b\u003e has written many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eCactus Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Dinosaur Ever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDisasters\u003c\/i\u003e. As a child, Brenda wanted to be a jungle explorer. Her books are full of well-researched detail, and Brenda sees this research as an adventure--one that allows her to be a jungle explorer at last. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e read the manuscript for \u003ci\u003eCactus Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and went to the Saguaro National Monument in Arizona to see the cactuses herself. Lloyd is the illustrator of many picture books, including Guiberson's \u003ci\u003eSpoonbill Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48108972212461,"sku":"9780805029604","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_279e4ced-54c1-4652-9f99-48263b296f89.jpg?v=1747591476","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/cactus-hotel-9780805029604","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}