Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers

Cover of "Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers" showing bison cow and calf on front cover and bison herd on back cover.

Bison, also known as buffalo, are North America’s largest land animals. Around 170,000 wood bison once roamed northern regions, while at least 30 million plains bison ranged across the rest of the continent. Almost driven to extinction in the 1800s by decades of overhunting, this ecological and cultural keystone species supports biodiversity and strengthens the ecosystems around it.

Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers celebrates the traditions and teachings of Indigenous Peoples and looks at how bison lovers of all backgrounds came together to save these iconic animals. Readers will learn about the places where bison are regaining a hoof-hold and meet some of the young people who are welcoming bison back home.

This book’s engaging text and colourful photos will appeal to kids ages 9 to 12, as well as their younger and older siblings and even their parents.

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Junior Library Guild: A Gold Standard Selection, chosen by the JLG editorial team, which reads thousands of children’s books each year, prior to publication, to choose the best, award-worthy books for school librarians.