"The book describes for a general natural history audience the unexpected scientific discoveries Fleming's research team made during an intensive 11-year study of four species of Sonoran Desert columnar cacti and their pollinators"--Provided by publisher.

During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn.

"Barry world turns upside down when he realizes he's never had a hug. Will his friends be there for him or will they burst his bubble? Join this determined cactus on his quest to embrace the impossible."--Back cover.