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The Cactus

Sarah Haywood
The Cactus Book PDF

Author : Sarah Haywood
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,7 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 : 51,6 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.

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 : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781454923466

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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling Pdf

“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 : 48,6 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?

The Cactus League

Emily Nemens
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Author : Emily Nemens
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374720490

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The Cactus League by Emily Nemens Pdf

Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR and Lit Hub. A Los Angeles Times Bestseller. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "In The Cactus League [Emily Nemens] provides her readers with what amounts to a miniature, self-enclosed world that is funny and poignant and lovingly observed." --Charles McGrath, The New York Times Book Review An explosive, character-driven odyssey through the world of baseball Jason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why—as they hide secrets of their own. Humming with the energy of a ballpark before the first pitch, Emily Nemens's The Cactus League unravels the tightly connected web of people behind a seemingly linear game. Narrated by a sportscaster, Goodyear’s story is interspersed with tales of Michael Taylor, a batting coach trying to stay relevant; Tamara Rowland, a resourceful spring-training paramour, looking for one last catch; Herb Allison, a legendary sports agent grappling with his decline; and a plethora of other richly drawn characters, all striving to be seen as the season approaches. It’s a journey that, like the Arizona desert, brims with both possibility and destruction. Anchored by an expert knowledge of baseball’s inner workings, Emily Nemens's The Cactus League is a propulsive and deeply human debut that captures a strange desert world that is both exciting and unforgiving, where the most crucial games are the ones played off the field.

Clementina's Cactus

Ezra Jack Keats
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Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 54,8 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
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Author : David Yetman,Alberto Búrquez,Kevin Hultine,Michael Sanderson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,8 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.

Desert Giant (pb)

Barbara Bash
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Author : Barbara Bash
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,8 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.

The Cactus Primer

Arthur C. Gibson,Park S. Nobel
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Author : Arthur C. Gibson,Park S. Nobel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,6 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.

Aven Green Sleuthing Machine

Dusti Bowling
Aven Green Sleuthing Machine Book PDF

Author : Dusti Bowling
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,7 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.

A Cactus Odyssey

James D. Mauseth,Roberto Kiesling,Carlos Ostolaza
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Author : James D. Mauseth,Roberto Kiesling,Carlos Ostolaza
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0881925268

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A Cactus Odyssey by James D. Mauseth,Roberto Kiesling,Carlos Ostolaza Pdf

This book presents the stories of three avid field biologists who over the course of 15 years frequently traveled together in search of cacti in Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. The conversational style of this travelogue allows us to share in the authors' excitement as they encounter plants that have rarely, if ever, been written about. Nearly 195 remarkable color photographs accompany the vivid descriptions of unusual cacti growing alongside non-succulent plants, at altitudes of 8000 feet or more-and even in rainforests! A Cactus Odyssey will interest gardeners, travelers, and conservationists from around the world who wish to learn more about these irresistible plants, and it is the hope of the authors that this book will inspire others to undertake their own cactus odyssey.

Cactus Hotel

Brenda Z. Guiberson
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Author : Brenda Z. Guiberson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1993-10-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0805029605

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Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson Pdf

"Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for other desert dwellers."--Title page verso.

Practical Cactus and Succulent Book

Fran Bailey,Zia Allaway
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Author : Fran Bailey,Zia Allaway
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 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.

The Eagle on the Cactus

Angel Vigil
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Author : Angel Vigil
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313069918

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This beautiful tapestry of traditional tales, history, folk arts, and dance offers you a glimpse into the living legacy of Mexican folklore. After an overview of Mexico's history from the Mesoamerican indigenous era to modern times, Vigil explores the fascinating traditions of Oaxacan wood carving, Huichol bead and yarn art, folk masks, folklorico dance costumes, and Mexican folklore. A collection of tales follows, including classic tales, pourquoi creation tales from native people of pre-Hispanic Mexico, and tales from the Spanish colonial era of Mexican history-trickster tales, adventure and wonder stories, and animal fables. Lively reading for older students and adults, the tales may also be used for read-alouds with younger students. With 15 of the 44 tales presented in Spanish as well as in English, this is an excellent resource for Spanish classes and for Spanish-speaking readers. The fascinating background material also makes the book an excellent source for reports and research. Color plates

Love in a Nutshell

Janet Evanovich,Dorien Kelly
Love in a Nutshell Book PDF

Author : Janet Evanovich,Dorien Kelly
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429952514

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Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich,Dorien Kelly Pdf

Number one bestselling author Janet Evanovich teams up with award-winning author Dorien Kelly to deliver a sparkling novel of romantic suspense, small-town antics, secretive sabotage, and lots and lots of beer Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she's been fired from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to go is to her parents' summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene's Harbor, Michigan. Kate's plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory. Matt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself into Culhane's business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss. Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate's family home, and keep a killer from closing in...all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor, heart, and loveable characters, Love in a Nutshell is delicious fun.