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The Cactus

Sarah Haywood
The Cactus Book PDF

Author : Sarah Haywood
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488078729

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“Fans of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine will love The Cactus.” —Red magazine In this charming and poignant debut, one woman’s unconventional journey to finding love means learning to embrace the unexpected. For Susan Green, messy emotions don’t fit into the equation of her perfectly ordered life. She has a flat that is ideal for one, a job that suits her passion for logic, and an “interpersonal arrangement” that provides cultural and other, more intimate, benefits. But suddenly confronted with the loss of her mother and the news that she is about to become a mother herself, Susan’s greatest fear is realized. She is losing control. Enter Rob, the dubious but well-meaning friend of her indolent brother. As Susan’s due date draws near and her dismantled world falls further into a tailspin, Susan finds an unlikely ally in Rob. She might have a chance at finding real love and learning to love herself, if only she can figure out how to let go.

Nobody Hugs a Cactus

Carter Goodrich
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Author : Carter Goodrich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534400917

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Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich Pdf

Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people—or the crankiest cacti—need a little love. Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures—from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.

Practical Cactus and Succulent Book

Fran Bailey,Zia Allaway
Practical Cactus and Succulent Book Book PDF

Author : Fran Bailey,Zia Allaway
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781465480354

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Practical Cactus and Succulent Book by Fran Bailey,Zia Allaway Pdf

Choose the right plant from 200 varieties of cacti and succulents, and learn how to grow and show them off with help from this comprehensive guide. How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an Echeveria or Kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild? Practical Cactus and Succulent Book is the ultimate reference book for cactus and succulent enthusiasts. An extensive illustrated plant directory profiles more than 200 succulent and cactus varieties, with instructions on how to grow each one, while information dashboards offer fascinating facts and quirky stats about different plant families, such as Euphorbia and Echinopsis. Show off your plants with inspirational display ideas and step-by-step projects. Follow the simple propagation instructions to increase your cacti and succulent collection without spending money. Keep your plants healthy with advice and tips for care and cultivation. Practical Cactus and Succulent Book is everything a cactus lover needs.

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Dusti Bowling
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Author : Dusti Bowling
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781454923466

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“Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned.” —School Library Journal (Starred review) Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she’ll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It’s hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven’s about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms. Autumn 2017 Kids’ Indie Next Pick Junior Library Guild Selection Library of Congress's 52 Great Reads List 2018

Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus

Dusti Bowling
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Author : Dusti Bowling
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781454933304

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“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online.” The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school. “Those preparing to ‘slay the sucktastic beast known as high school’ will particularly appreciate this spirited read.” —Kirkus (Starred review) Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of “armage,” everything changes once again. She’s about to begin high school . . . with 3,000 new kids to stare at her. And no matter how much Aven tries to play it cool, nothing prepares her for the reality. In a year filled with confusion, humiliation, and just maybe love, can Aven manage to stay true to herself?

Clementina's Cactus

Ezra Jack Keats
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Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451479570

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Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats Pdf

Keats departs from his traditional style for his one and only wordless picture book, Clementina's Cactus. Clementina and her father are out for a walk in the desert when Clementina discovers a lone cactus, all shriveled and prickly. But Clementina discovers there is something beautiful hiding inside that thick skin.

The Saguaro Cactus

David Yetman,Alberto Búrquez,Kevin Hultine,Michael Sanderson
The Saguaro Cactus Book PDF

Author : David Yetman,Alberto Búrquez,Kevin Hultine,Michael Sanderson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816540044

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The Saguaro Cactus by David Yetman,Alberto Búrquez,Kevin Hultine,Michael Sanderson Pdf

The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape—its arms stretching heavenward, its silhouette often resembling a human—has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The largest and tallest cactus in the United States, it is both familiar and an object of fascination and curiosity. This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring and iconic desert plant. Gathering everything from the saguaro’s role in Sonoran Desert ecology to its adaptations to the desert climate and its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book shares precolonial through current scientific findings. The saguaro is charismatic and readily accessible but also decidedly different from other desert flora. The essays in this book bear witness to our ongoing fascination with the great cactus and the plant’s unusual characteristics, covering the saguaro’s: history of discovery, place in the cactus family, ecology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, and ethnobotany. The Saguaro Cactus offers testimony to the cactus’s prominence as a symbol, the perceptions it inspires, its role in human society, and its importance in desert ecology.

Cacti

Park S. Nobel
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Author : Park S. Nobel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520231570

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Cacti by Park S. Nobel Pdf

"There is nothing in the world like this book. It should be in every library and on the bookshelves of all those interested in cacti. The book will be an important resource for plant physiology, agronomy, and horticulture classes at both the undergraduate and graduate level."—Bruce Smith, Brigham Young University "Cacti: Biology and Uses is a landmark publication of one of the world's most unique group of plants. Park Nobel, a leading authority on succulent plants, has assembled a collection of contributions that spans a wide range of issues extending from basic systematics, anatomy, physiology and ecology to considerations of conservation and human uses of this diverse group of plants. This nicely-produced and well-illustrated volume provides a resource that will be of great use to a wide range of scientists, practitioners, and enthusiasts of this plant group."—Harold Mooney, Paul S. Achilles Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University

The Cactus Primer

Arthur C. Gibson,Park S. Nobel
The Cactus Primer Book PDF

Author : Arthur C. Gibson,Park S. Nobel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Nature
ISBN : 067408991X

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The Cactus Primer by Arthur C. Gibson,Park S. Nobel Pdf

The Cactus Primer presents the amateur cactophile with an excellent introduction to cactus biology and provides the informed reader with an invaluable summary of the last forty years' research. This book goes far beyond books that instruct readers in the propagation, growth, and care of these plants; addressing matters of more scientific interest, it takes an integrated approach to the presentation of the form, physiology, evolution, and ecology of cacti. The book is unique in that it combines the descriptive morphology and physiology documented in the scientific literature with more general observations found in popular publications on cacti. It provides a new generic classification of the cacti and contains much new information, including data on photosynthesis, heat and cold tolerance, computer modeling of ribs, and the effects of spines. Enhanced by over 400 illustrations and supplemented with an extensive glossary, this book will appeal to cactus enthusiasts interested in the classification and growth of cacti, as well as to plant biologists who use cacti to illustrate desert adaptation and convergent evolution. Written in accessible style, The Cactus Primer is bound to serve a dual function as both an instructive tool and a reference work in cactus biology for years to come.

From Seed to Cactus

Lisa Owings
From Seed to Cactus Book PDF

Author : Lisa Owings
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512434453

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From Seed to Cactus by Lisa Owings Pdf

Presents a step-by-step look at how seeds in the sand turn into full-grown cactus.

Aven Green Sleuthing Machine

Dusti Bowling
Aven Green Sleuthing Machine Book PDF

Author : Dusti Bowling
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781454941842

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Aven Green Sleuthing Machine by Dusti Bowling Pdf

Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a really long time—a whole month! She’s solved many important cases like The Mystery of the Cranky Mom, The Mystery of the Missing Ice Cream, and The Mystery of the Smelly Feet. Her record is nearly 100% (only The Mystery of the Cereal in My Underpants remains unsolved to this day). Aven asks all the right questions, wields her detective kit carefully, and follows up on every clue. Then her teacher’s lunch bag (with her lunch still in it) is taken and Aven’s great-grandma’s beloved dog goes missing! Can this perceptive detective crack two cases at the same time? Luckily, Aven has a super-powered brain full of lots of extra brain cells to take on both cases. See, she was born without arms, so all of the cells that were supposed to make her arms went into making her brain instead. At least that’s her working theory for The Mystery of Why I Have So Many Extra Brain Cells.

The Organ Pipe Cactus

David Yetman
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Author : David Yetman
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0816525412

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Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, itÕs obvious how the organ pipe cactus got its name. In the United States, these spectacular and intriguing plants are found exclusively in a small area of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern corner of Arizona. With a landscape marked by sharp, rocky slopes and daytime highs in the summer reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the region is inhospitable for most ordinary life, whether plant or animal. But the organ pipe cactus is far from ordinary. Although it is the most common columnar cactus, it is so unusual in the United States that it is only one of three cacti to have a national preserve established to protect it. In this regard, it joins a select group of plantsÑincluding Joshua trees, redwoods, and sequoiasÑupon which that honor has been conferred. In this beautifully illustrated, large-format book, David Yetman provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at these intriguing and picturesque plants that most Americans will never have the opportunity to see. Chapters explore their ethnobotanical uses, their habitat, their distribution, and special conditions required for their germination, establishment, growth, and survival. Yetman also places the organ pipe in perspective as a member of a genus with at least twenty-three species, ranging from the prostrate Stenocereus eruca of Baja California to the 50-foot high giant S. chacalapensis of the coast of Oaxaca.

Desert Giant (pb)

Barbara Bash
Desert Giant pb Book PDF

Author : Barbara Bash
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1578050855

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Desert Giant (pb) by Barbara Bash Pdf

A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers. Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their homes inside the saguaro's trunk. Long-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. People also play a role in the saguaro's story: each year the Tohono O'odham Indians gather its sweet fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual. In this first volume of Sierra Club Books' Tree Tales series, a simple, easy-to-read text and appealing drawings document the life cycle of this amazing cactus tree and the creatures it helps to support. Readers will come away with a better understanding of and a lasting respect for this accomodating giant of the desert.

Cactus

Dan Torre
Cactus Book PDF

Author : Dan Torre
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780237695

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Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike us as the most austere plants on earth, nearly all of them exhibit remarkable floral displays—some even larger than the plant itself. In Cactus, Dan Torre explores these unique plants as they appear all around the world and throughout art, literature, and popular culture. As Torre shows, cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been cultivated for their medicinal properties and even as a source of dye, as in the case of the prickly pear cactus and the cochineal insect, the source of red carmine used in everything from food to lipstick. Torre examines how cacti have figured in low-footprint gardens, as iconic features of the landscapes of Westerns, and as a delicious culinary ingredient, from nutritious Nopal pads to alluring Pitaya—or Dragon—fruits. Entertaining and informative, this book will appeal to any of us who have admired these hardy, efficient plants.

Cactus of the Southwest

Nora Bowers,Rick Bowers
Cactus of the Southwest Book PDF

Author : Nora Bowers,Rick Bowers
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781591935827

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Cactus of the Southwest by Nora Bowers,Rick Bowers Pdf

Focusing on Southwestern cacti, this tabbed booklet features detailed photographs of cacti, organized by group to help readers quickly and easily identify the cacti they see.