"Butterflies flutter, birds soar, and geysers burst into the sky. Join Buddy Bison and his two new friends as they explore the majestic Yellowstone National Park. Breathtaking photographs of Yellowstone serve as the backdrop for the wacky adventures of a curious pair of twins, Elana and Christopher, who are spending the summer with their aunt Rosa, a park ranger...This charming tale is sprinkled with helpful tidbits about the park, weird-but-true facts about the animals, and more fun facts kids adore. A comprehensive afterword offers a short history of the park and ways kids can get involved in parks preservation"--

Examines the ecological and political aspects of the wild bison controversy in and around Yellowstone National Park and how it reflects changing attitudes toward wildlife. By the author of Yellowstone in the Afterglow: Lessons from the Fires.

Buff the Bison begins his journey in a vast green valley at Madison Junction, in Yellowstone National Park. He and his best friend, Loe, have not yet gotten to fully explore Yellowstone. Readers will follow Buff and Loe as they set off with their herd for the first time to visit some of the park's most majestic landmarks. Their probing questions - reflective of those posed by many human visitors to the park - are answered by Buff's wise mother, who is instrumental in teaching the calves about the wonders and dangers of Yellowstone life.