{"product_id":"cactus-hotel-9780805013337","title":"Cactus Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParents' Choice Award\u003cbr\u003eIRA-CBC Teachers' Choice\u003cbr\u003eAn NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book\u003cbr\u003eAn NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda Z. Guiberson\u003c\/b\u003e has written many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eCactus Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Dinosaur Ever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDisasters\u003c\/i\u003e. As a child, Brenda wanted to be a jungle explorer. Her books are full of well-researched detail, and Brenda sees this research as an adventure--one that allows her to be a jungle explorer at last. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e read the manuscript for \u003ci\u003eCactus Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and went to the Saguaro National Monument in Arizona to see the cactuses herself. Lloyd is the illustrator of many picture books, including Guiberson's \u003ci\u003eSpoonbill Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492084060434,"sku":"9780805013337","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_870ecf50-fd44-498c-943b-a7eebce92b7f.jpg?v=1730570443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cactus-hotel-9780805013337","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}