For Gage Jameson, the summer of 1873 has been a poor hunt. A year ago, he felled sixty-two buffalo in one stand, but now the great Arkansas River herd is gone, like the Republican herd before it. In Dodge City, old hide hunters speak is awe of a last great heard to the south-but no hunter who values his scalp dares ride south of the Cimarron and into Comanche territory. None but Gage Jameson...

"American bison are an icon of the American West, but they nearly disappeared forever. This book reveals the importance of America's national mammal to the West, how hunting in the 1800s nearly led to its extinction, and how people are using science to save the species." --

"Blue Bison prides himself on always looking clean and neat, so when he goes for a haircut and discovers everyplace is closed, he is very upset, but his little sister Bubble Gum Bison and her utterly ridiculous idea saves the day."--

Bison are the largest land mammals in North America, often weighing over 1 ton. Readers discover this and other amazing facts about bison as they also see full-color photographs of these massive mammals. Science concepts, such as life cycles and natural habitats, are presented in an engaging way, through accessible text, graphic organizers, and fun fact boxes. Bison once roamed the Great Plains by the millions, but now there are only a small number...

Millions of majestic bison once roamed territory stretching from Alaska to Mexico. This awe-inspiring species, designated the National Mammal of the United States in 2016, has come close to extinction-- and great effort is needed to preserve it for future generation. Award-winning journalist Kurt Repanshek traces the history of bison from their Ice Age ancestors to present-day strategies to bring them back to the landscape-- and the biological, political,...

"In the mid-1800s seventy-five million buffalo roamed in North America. In little more than fifty years, there would be almost none." The death of the buffalo and the settlers' farming and ranching practices endangered the prairie, as drought made the farmland crumble to dust. To help repair the land, the buffalo had to be saved.

"In this illustrated book, a buffalo ends up outside of a child's favorite storybook and living in the local library."--

"While visiting a ranch near Yellowstone National Park with his parents, Summer, and her parents, Teddy Fitzroy investigates the disappearances of bison and an irreplaceable necklace." --

Examines the appearance, diet, habitat, and life cycle of buffaloes and discusses their cultural importance.

Cowgirl Rosie and the sheriff venture into the desert to track down Rosie's missing baby bison.