3. We are learning about the desert. The desert is usually hot. There are many deserts in the world. The Sonoran Desert is in the western United States.

4. Deserts are located on every continent of the Earth, even Antarctica. The biggest desert is the Sahara Desert in Africa. It has sand dunes and sandstorms. Saguaro cacti grow in the Sonoran Desert. The saguaro cactus can live for 200 years!

5. There are not very many plants in the desert. The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the world. It can grow to be 50 feet tall! The Mexican fence post cactus looks like a fence post. The pincushion cactus has flowers that grow around in a circle. Cacti are actually trees.

6. There are not many animals that can live in the desert. The desert tortoise gets water from the plants it eats and it is very slow. Gila monsters are the only poisonous lizards in the world. The diamond back is venomous.

7. The Gila woodpecker and the saguaro cactus help each other. The Gila woodpecker makes its shelter in the Saguaro cactus. And it gets food to eat from the cactus flower Nectar. When the woodpecker sticks its head in the blossom the pollen sticks to it. He carries pollen somewhere else to make more saguaro cacti.

8. There are many interesting things in the desert. Dust devils pick up dust and spin it around in a circle which is similar to a tornado. After a short rainfall flowers will bloom and die quickly. The desert is awesome!