George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012-

The buffalo are back / Jean Craighead George ; paintings by Wendell Minor. - 1st ed. - New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2010. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [32]).

The buffalo, an American icon once nearly extinct, has made a comeback. This stirring picture book tells the dramatic story, following bison from the Plains Indians to the cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt to the Dust Bowl, and from the brink of extinction to the majestic herds that now roam our national parks.

A Junior Library Guild selection

ISBN: 9780525422150 (hc.) 0525422153 (hc.)

LCCN: 2009024696

Subjects--Topical Terms:
American bison.
American bison--History,
Endangered species--United States.
American bison hunting--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
American bison--Conservation.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Plains--Environmental conditions.

LC Class. No.: QL737.U53 / G457 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 599.64/30973