bison

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Discusses the American bison, also known as the buffalo, which despite a onetime abundance, now only exists in a few protected herds.