Welcome Home, Buffalo: Restoring Connections Between People, Prairie, and Bison

Oct 2026 · Millbrook Press TM

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The American bison is a national symbol―and at the end of the 1800s, these animals nearly went extinct. Discover how the lives of buffalo, Indigenous people, and the North American prairie have long been intertwined. And find out how all three were harmed by a massive effort to slaughter buffalo. Despite the challenges, this is ultimately a hopeful story, highlighting those who have worked to protect bison, grow their numbers, and establish protected areas for them to roam. Along with recounting historical and scientific information, the book incorporates the perspective of Indigenous environmental scientist Ferin Davis Anderson.

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Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. More than 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

Ferin Davis Anderson is an ecologist, founder of Omakakii LLC, and an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota. She is committed to reciprocal land stewardship that honors both culture and science. Ferin is also the coauthor of Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire. She has been working with fire as an ecological and cultural tool to achieve beneficial and healing outcomes since 2014. Witnessing Indigenous people revitalize and reconnect with this practice has been one of the greatest gifts of her career.

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