Saguaro Cactus By, Paul

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Saguaro CactusBy,Paul Shirley Berquist
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What does it look like?
What does it sound like?
DESERT
What does it feel like?
What does it smell like?
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• Why is the saguaro cactus an important habitat
  for creatures of the Sonoran Desert?
• What happens in the life of a saguaro?
• How does the desert compare with the area where
  you live?

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Habitat the place where a plant or animal lives.
The bears habitat is in the woods.
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Perch to rest or sit on.
The parrot perched itself on the wall.
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Nectar the sweet liquid found in flowers.
The hummingbird drank the nectar from the flower.
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Brush low, shrubby growth or bushes.
The little boy was hiding in the brush.
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Decompose to rot or decay.
The leaves that fell on the ground were starting
to decompose.
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Topple to fall over to overturn.
The glass toppled over and spilled the juice.
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Teeming swarming
The worker had to be careful when collecting
honey, because the hive was teeming with bees.
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Spiny covered with spines or thorns
The cactus is a very spiny plant.
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• How is a pets habitat different from a wild
  animals?
• Would you like to have a decomposing sandwich for
  lunch? Why or why not?
• Which word means the opposite of empty?
• Which word would you replace with the words sweet
  liquid?

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• What kinds of animals perch in a tree?
• When someone hits a baseball into some brush, is
  the ball easy or hard to find?
• What would expect the skin of a spiny anteater to
  feel like?
• What might cause a tree to topple over?