Holmes, Anita

Grasses describe the important jobs that they do, from feeding animals and grain harvesting to making reed furniture and beautifying gardens.

Describes the relationship among flowers and the animals necessary for their pollination.

Presents various ways in which everyone can help protect the environment and save the earth.

Describes the first 100 years of the saguaro cactus as it grows from seed to adult plant in the hot, dry desert of Arizona and provides food and shelter for the desert animals.

Presents a simple discussion of how nature uses color and shape to protect animals from predators with examples such as the chameleon, tree frog, and Arctic fox.

Describes cactus types, their environment, growth, uses, and home cultivation. Includes recipes and a list of desert gardens, museums, and natural areas of the Southwest where one may observe cacti.

Presents a history of this universal ornament, tips on having one's ears pierced, and suggestions for making earrings.

Simple information allows the reader to "detect" which of a variety of creatures are actually insects.

Describes a variety of flowering plants and what it takes to grow them successfully indoors.