The Buffalo Are Back

The Buffalo Are BackThe 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. Paired with gorgeous paintings by landscape artist Wendell Minor, Jean Craighead George's engaging text will inspire a new generation to understand and

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. Paired with gorgeous paintings by landscape artist Wendell Minor, Jean Craighead George's engaging text will inspire a new generation to understand and protect nature's delicate balance.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/13/2010
ISBN: 9780525422150
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.28h x 11.16w x 0.41d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2010
Booklist 04/15/2010 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 05/10/2010 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2010 pg. 131
School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136710 / Buffalo Are Back
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5