Books (and other buffalo/bison things) for Kids

  The story of Charles Goodnight's lead steer ... Old Blue Sibyl Hancock.  1980.  The child's version of the story about Charles Goodnight's legend...

By J. Frank Dobie More classic western literature from one of the great writers of all times.  Young and not-so-young adults.

Another fascinating tale for all ages from Paul Goble.  Superb illustrations and gentle writing, based on native legends.   Fun and fascination in ...

By Christine Crowl A storybook based on Indian legend.  Another take on the Lakota and plains tribes story of the buffalo.  Nicely done with excel...

By Zane Grey Classic western literature.  Great for young adults ... and anyone who has not read ALL of Zane Grey.  He was the best writer to tell ...

By Wayne Gard It's history and drama, and its role in the opening of the West.  Great read for young adults.  A classic in the bison community.  We...

Another fascinating tale for all ages from Paul Goble.  Superb illustrations and gentle writing, based on native legends.   Fun and fascination in ...

The story of cattle brands.  ex library.    Not a huge book, but a good solid explanation with simple descriptions.  1962.

By Jack Denton Scott & Ozzie Sweet How they were in the "old" days; the bison, that is.  And how they "disappeared" ... and then returned.  Nic...

By Tiffany Midge

Washington Irving In 1832, Washington Irving, America’s first literary superstar, returned to the United States after seventeen years abroad and sw...

Another fascinating tale for all ages from Paul Goble.  Superb illustrations and gentle writing:  Traditional Native American Thoughts about Nature...

By Noel Grove  1984 The year of publication was well before everyone had a phone and was a photographer.  As you would expect from a National Geogr...

By Donald Worcester It's a story, but well written and gives kids with imagination something about which to dream,  

By Ernest Harold Baynes Baynes was a contemporary of Hornaday, Roosevelt and was a founding member of the original American Bison Society. He also ...

Book by Lynn M. Stone Well documented and nicely illustrated - 1991.  Mid grade level. Ex Library or Vintage

Not exactly why I am including this one ... other than the title caught my interest one day ... and there are some interesting factoids in it.  BUy...

1971 Original and 2014 reprint: The story of Will Hamblen.  Hamblen lived in the Palo Duro Canyon ... in an area where there was no road across.  N...

New.  The photography of Texas Panhandle legendary photographer Dick Wilberforce.   A new book on his fascination with photographing longhorn cattl...

Full title is "Hunting Trips on the Prairie and in the Mountains". It is Part II of Hunting trips of a Ranchman" by Roosevelt Fair condition, with ...

Part iV includes "the Indian Wars, 1784-1787  Franklin, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee  Fair to Good condition.  Still gilt showing on top pages.  Bi...