bison

A history of the buffalo/bison in this country, discussing its behavior and population today.

After hunters kill off the buffalo around her Texas ranch, a woman begins raising orphan buffalo calves and eventually ships four members of her small herd to Yellowstone National Park, where they form the beginnings of newly thriving buffalo herds. Based on the true story of Mary Ann Goodnight and her husband Charles.

Text and photographs introduce an animal of the Great Plains that gave the early Indians food, clothes, shelter, and tools.

When Grandfather Buffalo, the oldest bull of the herd, trails behind the group, he finds that he is joined by a newborn calf.

Describes distinct physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and behavior of buffaloes, bison, and reindeer; also indicates their distribution throughout the world.

A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.