Buffalo Music

by Fern, Tracey E.

• ISBN13: 9780618723416
• ISBN10: 0618723412
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-19
• Publisher: Clarion Books

Summary

The story of how one woman helped save the buffalo, inspired by pioneer Mary Ann Goodnight.When Molly first settled in Palo Duro Canyon inTexas in the late 1800s, millions of buffalo roamedthe land. Molly lived and worked to their music. Shestirred the fire to the huff-huff of buffalo breathclouding the chill dawn, swept the dugout to thethunder of hooves. Then different sounds filledthe air-the boom and blast of rifles. Before long, thebuffalo were gone.But Molly, as stubborn as the buffalo themselves,found a way to save the species. She adopted andraised orphaned calves, and gradually grew her ownherd. Some were sent to Yellowstone National Park,where their descendents still roam today; othersstayed in the canyon, where Molly could once againhear the music of the clatter of clashing horns, thebellowing of bulls, and the muffled thud of hooves.An evocative story of determination, conservation,and the ability of one person to make a difference.Author's note, bibliography.