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Cactus Hotel

by Brenda Z. Guiberson · 1991

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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!

Subject
science
Themes
animalsenvironmentnature
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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