"Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of buffalo"--Provided by publisher.

A presentation of the natural history of the bison, and the efforts to conserve it.

"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.

Discusses the Sioux Indians, focusing on their tradition of hunting bison. Includes a recipe for pemmican and instructions for making a paper buffalo robe.