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Thunder on the plains the story of the American buffalo

A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Robbins, Ken
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	American bison > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Endangered species > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 26 cm.
ISBN:	0689830254 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Ken Robbins was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. He graduated from Cornell University in 1967. He worked as a book editor at Doubleday before becoming a children's book author and photographer. He wrote and illustrated more than 20 children's books including Pumpkins, Apples, and Earth. He primarily took photographs of scenery and still lifes. His photographs were reproduced on book jackets, record album covers, and in magazines including the cover of Time. They were also collected in books including The Hamptons Suite. He died on March 9, 2017 at the age of 71. (Bowker Author Biography)