Feature Book - Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus This is a saga of the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the animals it helps to support in the desert. Discover Life in the Desert - LeVar introduces its inhabitants, including jackrabbits, bobcats, Gila monsters, javelina pigs and woodpeckers. Discover More About Cacti and Rattlesnakes - LeVar explores how cacti adapt to the heat and scarcity of water and explains the appropriate dress for people in a hot, dry climate. A "snake man" offers a close-up look at rattlesnakes. Seasons in the Desert - LeVar explains the life and seasons of the desert. Song Desert Seasons is about the changing seasons of the desert with a video montage.

Originally released by Reading Rainbow, 2003. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 07, 2015.

Discover Life in the Desert (2:26); --Feature Book (5:39); -- Discover More About Cacti and Rattlesnakes (8:06); -- Book Reviews (2:32); -- Seasons in the Desert (2:00); .