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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With longer words and sentences, varied language patterns, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, progressing readers learn about the life cycle and eating habits of the American bison, or buffalo. Children who are practicing common words and letter sounds will build confidence as they recognize familiar words and expand their vocabulary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic Readers is an imprint of...
5) Buffaloes
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With familiar word patterns, short sentences, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, beginning readers are introduced to the American bison, or buffalo. Children starting to understand how letters and sounds go together will build confidence as they recognize repeated words and learn new words. Helpful labels on photographs provide visual cues for new vocabulary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic...
6) Bison
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the history of the American bison, commonly called the buffalo, its physical characteristics and habits, and efforts to preserve the species.
7) Buffaloes
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the appearance, diet, habitat, and life cycle of buffaloes and discusses their cultural importance.
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the characteristics, behaviors, and life cycles of American bison, explains some of the reasons why the animals were slaughtered in the late nineteenth century, and discusses the efforts of conservationists to restore American bison populations on protected reserves and ranches.
9) Bison
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to bison, covering their growth process, behaviors, the forests and grasslands they call home, and such defining features as their shaggy fur"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2014], c2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With more developed vocabulary and language patterns and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, transitional readers learn about the prairie habitat of the American bison, or buffalo. Children who are using strategies to figure out unknown words build confidence as they learn more advanced word patterns and uncover information on their own.
11) American Bison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Profiles the American bison and how conservation efforts brought it back from the brink of extinction.
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"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.
13) Bison
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you know that American bison are the largest land mammals in North America? Bison live in small groups called bands. Sometimes, bands join together to form a large herd. Learn more about the bison in this informative book.
15) Bison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"A look at bison, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their shaggy coats, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
16) Buffaloes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes what buffalo look like, what they eat, where they live and how they have been treated by Native Americans and other people.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
To appreciate the plight of endangered species, readers are asked to consider the history of the American bison. From dominating the plains to a swift decline to the brink of extinction, the stately American bison epitomizes the crisis of habitat loss for wildlife. Delving into the shameful policies that nearly led to this creatures extermination, this book illuminates the history of the species with a helpful timeline, informative sidebars, and captivating...
18) Buffalo
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A history of the buffalo/bison in this country, discussing its behavior and population today.
20) American bison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the life cycle of the bison, its role in the settlement of the American West, and its near extinction.