TV Program: Reading Rainbow: Desert Giant

BURTON INTRODUCES THE EPISODE FROM THE SENORAN DESERT IN ARIZONA. "THE WORLD OF THE SAGUARO CACTUS" BY BARBARA BASH IS READ BY PHILIP BOSCO. BURTON DISCUSSES FEATURES OF CACTI AND DESERT ANIMALS THAT AID IN THEIR SURVIVAL. JERRY BREWER, A HERPETOLOGIST KNOWN AS "THE SNAKE MAN" DISPLAYS SOME DESERT SNAKES. OTHER BOOKS HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDE "SNAKES ARE HUNTERS", "A LIVING DESERT", AND "CACTUS".

CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information for the visually impaired

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