bison

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bison

The buffalo train ride

1999
Describes how the vast buffalo herds were devastated on the Great Plains and later reintroduced to save this endangered animal from extinction.

Back from the edge

the American bison
1991
Describes the history and near-extinction of the American bison or buffalo and its preservation today mainly in parks and preserves.

Mighty bison

2006
Simple text and photographs describe the American Bison, where they live, what they eat, and how they protect themselves from predators.

Bison

2001
Provides photographs and information about bison, answering questions about their habits and habitats, families, behaviors, and other aspects of their lives.

My prairie summer

1998
A young prairie farm girl records her summer adventures in a diary.

Buffaloes

1997
Describes what buffalo look like, what they eat, where they live, and how they have been treated by Native Americans and other people.

Young Wolf's first hunt

1995
Although his father thinks that Young Wolf is still too young to join in the tribe's buffalo hunt, the ten-year-old tries to prepare himself, his horse, and a friend to take part.

American bison

2008
Describes the characteristics, behaviors, and life cycles of American bison, explains some of the reasons why the animals were slaughtered in the late nineteenth century, and discusses the efforts of conservationists to restore American bison populations on protected reserves and ranches.

The bison

1985
Discusses the life style of the bison before it faced extinction, the period that almost killed it off, and the conservation efforts to restore the herds of North America's largest land animal.

Hidden buffalo

2004
A story based on a Cree legend, in which a Cree village suffering the mysterious disappearance of the buffalo herds must decide whether to risk war or starvation after one of its children has a vision of the buffalo in the Badlands, the home of an enemy tribe.

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