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Cacti barely need water! / by Tayler Cole.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: World's weirdest plantsPublisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781482456059
  • 1482456052
  • 9781482456035
  • 1482456036
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Cactus, cacti -- Cacti characteristics -- Ouch! Don't touch me! -- Life in the desert -- Goodnight, cactus! -- Old man of the desert -- Prickly pear: edible cacti -- Lifesaving succulents -- Missing cacti.
Summary: "Deserts aren't home to many plants. Those that live in such dry, hot environments need to have special adaptations to thrive. The many kinds of cacti do! Readers explore the ways cacti conserve water, their unique habitats, and the features that make them a weird plant, compared to the tulips in your garden! From spines to flowers, full-color photographs and a plant diagram show readers what many species of cacti look like"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 583.885 C689 Available 33111008787448
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Deserts aren't home to many plants. Those that live in such dry, hot environments need to have special adaptations to thrive. The many kinds of cacti do! Readers explore the ways cacti conserve water, their unique habitats, and the features that make them a weird plant, compared to the tulips in your garden! From spines to flowers, full-color photographs and a plant diagram show readers what many species of cacti look like. The main content covers many topics included in the science curriculum, including plant life cycles and structures.

Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.

Cactus, cacti -- Cacti characteristics -- Ouch! Don't touch me! -- Life in the desert -- Goodnight, cactus! -- Old man of the desert -- Prickly pear: edible cacti -- Lifesaving succulents -- Missing cacti.

"Deserts aren't home to many plants. Those that live in such dry, hot environments need to have special adaptations to thrive. The many kinds of cacti do! Readers explore the ways cacti conserve water, their unique habitats, and the features that make them a weird plant, compared to the tulips in your garden! From spines to flowers, full-color photographs and a plant diagram show readers what many species of cacti look like"--Provided by publisher.

GR: L ; DRA: 24.

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