american bison

A study of the American bison, examining their relationships and their systems of movement, digestion, and body temperature maintenance; tracing the lineage of the bison, especially in North America; discussing the bison habitat and the other creatures that once shared the central grassland; and considering the history of hunting and the near extinction of the bison.

Provides an introduction to the life cycle, physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of a plains bison.

Depicts the central importance of the buffalo in the life of the Plains Indians by tracing a year in the cycle of hunting, herding, and deriving products and food from the buffalo.

Presents an introduction to Bison, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.

A Comanche grandmother and her grandson wait for the arrival of a herd of buffalo in this story based on the efforts of the American Bison Society to reintroduce bison to Oklahoma.

Describes life on a Crow Indian reservation in Montana, and the importance these tribes place on buffalo, which are once again thriving in areas where the Crow live.

Presents an introduction to buffalo, provides information on their appearance, behaviors, habitats, and history, and discusses efforts to save the buffalo from extinction.

Presents the story of Walking Coyote and his family's attempts to bring back the buffalo when they were nearly extinct. Describes how Walking Coyote found buffalo orphans and raised them on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

Chronicles how the buffalo reached near-extinction in the nineteenth century, discussing the various causes, and explains how they were brought back from the brink with the help of the early conservationist movement.

Traces the history of the dependence of the American Indians on the buffalo from prehistoric times to the twentieth century.