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THE TRUE STORY OF NICKEL,THE BABY BUFFALO WHO THOUGHT HE WAS A DOG

told by Nancy Savage
illustrated by Kathy Parks

he boisterous true adventures of an orphaned Colorado bison who opened doors, gates and hearts world-wide. Readers learn how Nickel got his name, how he loses his horns and how he finds his special place as the friendly bison.
  • Nickel appeals to a wide audience as a picture book, an adventure story, and a factual text about bison.
  • Vivid watercolor illustrations are based on actual photographs.
  • A sit-around-the-fire kind of family book that offers a small glimpse of the Old West and an enlarged appreciation of the American bison.
  • Nickel is descended from the herd Charles Goodnight brought from Texas along the Goodnight Trail at the turn of the century to help replenish the nearly extinct Yellowstone bison.
  • Ages 4-10. A third and fourth grade reading level.
  • Hidden squirrels on each page.
  • A thematic teacher's guide for second and third grade will be available in the fall of 1999 for science, geography, history and math.
  • A nickel from the sale of each book is donated toward the humane treatment of animals.
  • Nickel character costume available to entertain children.

CONTACT: Nancy Savage
Retail Price: $9.95
Pub. Date: May 1999
Publisher: Savage Parks Press
ISBN: 0-9669130-1-9
Format: Trade Paper, 32 pps.
Distributed to the trade by Books West, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bookmen and Quality Books
Savage Parks Press
25958 Genesee Trail Road ~ Golden, CO 80401-5701
Phone: 303.778.1695 ~ Fax: 303.526.1132
Email: nancy@nickelbuffalo.com