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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Cactus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the physical features of different cacti, the variety of habitats where they can live, their distribution, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status. (Published: January 10, 2011)
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Great Green Giants

For Students 1st - 2nd
A picture book about a giant cactus called the saguaro. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Deserts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Not all deserts are the same. This still collage produced for Teachers' Domain features views of different deserts around the world.
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Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants of the Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
The Evergreen Project reveals such desert plants as the dragon tree, the saguaro cactus, the prickly pear, the desert spoon, the aloe plant, and the like. Illustrated.
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Handout
Other

Branimir Gjetvaj: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has several pictures and links on the flora of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.