bison

Documents the behavior, lifestyle, and habitat of the North American buffalo, and features color photographs that show the activities of the great animals in Yellowstone Park and other locations where they still roam free.

A desperate Indian begs the Spirit for food for his hungry people; and after offering his most precious possession as a sacrifice, his people are rewarded with the buffalo, which they have treated with reverence ever since.

Recounts the true story of Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight's efforts to hand-raise two baby buffalo in order to save the species from extinction.

Discusses the history of the American bison, commonly called the buffalo, its physical characteristics and habits, and efforts to preserve the species.

Photographs and text trace the cultural and natural history of the North American bison, looking at how the U.S. government practically eliminated the buffalo in the mid-1880s in an attempt to force Native Americans onto reservations, and discussing later conservation efforts.

Six adolescent boys staying at a camp in Arizona run away into the desert and learn much about themselves and the world.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of the North American bison.

Details the effects of westward expansion on the Plains Indian Nations who followed the seasonal migrations of buffalo herds.

Ostracized by their peers at Box Canyon Boys Camp in Arizona, six teenage boys from dysfunctional homes band together to free a herd of buffalo to be used as game in a state-sanctioned guided hunt. Includes a reader's guide.