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Buffalo

by Emilie U. Lepthien
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A history of the buffalo/bison in this country, discussing its behavior and population today.

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School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-- Large print, good photographic illustrations (and reproductions of a few prints and paintings), and statements about buffalo life and the slaughter of the American buffalo do not redeem this book. The text suffers from lack of smooth communication flow, as paragraphs are usually composed of two or three sentence-statements between which there is no transition. Moreover, many statements are contradictory or require reader-input of dates, geographic location, or other facts to flesh out the meaning. The book is physically attractive and might be useful for the illustrations. Russell Freedman's Buffalo Hunt (Holiday, 1988) and Cary B. Ziter's The Moon of Falling Leaves: the Great Buffalo Hunt (Watts, 1988) are both better books, but on a higher reading level. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield

Book Details

Published
June 1, 1989
Publisher
Childrens Pr
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780516011615

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