{"product_id":"cactus-hotel-hardcover","title":"Cactus Hotel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda Z. Guiberson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.24 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cactus Hotel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689464336447,"sku":"9780805013337","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c3a0b4e91456719418422ee98f0ee9aa.webp?v=1764985596","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cactus-hotel-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}