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If it wasn’t for a gardening club, taxidermists, and friends, Joshua Tree National Park wouldn’t be

Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander

March 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Don’t get stuck by the lady known as the Cactus Queen! In Lori Alexander and Jenn Ely’s book Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park  we learn of a woman who loved the desert, its nature and who found a way to make it available for everyone by saving it.  I read this via an online reader copy, so I am assuming it will be a picture book size, but I really think everyone should read regardless of age or if the picture […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: california, Desert conservation, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Jenn Ely, Joshua Tree National Park, Lori Alexander, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, Minerva Hoyt, National Parks, natural history

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:96 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: california, Desert conservation, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Jenn Ely, Joshua Tree National Park, Lori Alexander, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, Minerva Hoyt, National Parks, natural history ·
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