Cactus Hotel (Rise and Shine)

Cactus Hotel (Rise and Shine)

<p>It 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!</p><p>Many different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus.</p><p>The 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.</p><p>This 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.</p><p>Parents' Choice Award<br>IRA-CBC Teachers' Choice<br>An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book<br>An NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts</p>