Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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Miley Cyrus: music and TV superstar

By Anderson, Sheila

Publishing Date: c2009

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J 782.4216 AND

"Find out how Miley Cyrus became Hannah Montana, her hobbies, awards, and likes and dislikes"--Provided by publisher.

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Legends: the best players, games, and teams in football

By Bryant, Howard

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J 796.3326 BRY

A debut entry in an accessible sports-themed series by the award-winning ESPN personality and author of Shut Out presents a history of America's pastime that discusses many of its most famous players, teams and rivalries.

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Book

By Agard, John

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J002.09 AGA

Books contain countless tales but what if Book told its own story? From clay tablets to e-readers, here is a quirky, kid-friendly look at the book.

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We shall not be moved: the women's factory strike of 1909

By Dash, Joan

Publishing Date: c1996

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J331.478 DAS

Describes the conditions that gave rise to efforts to secure better working conditions for the women working in the garment industry in early twentieth-century New York and led to the formation of the Women's Trade Union League and the first women's strike in 1909.

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My great-aunt Arizona

By Houston, Gloria

Publishing Date: 1992

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J371.1 HOU

An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.

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The 20s & 30s: flappers & vamps

By Blackman, Cally

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J391 BLA

Focuses on fashion during the 1920s and 1930s while charting the rise of the flapper, the birth of screen idols, and the impact of the Great Depression on couture.

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The 70s: punks, glam rockers, & new romantics

By Gilmour, Sarah

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J391 GIL

Focuses on fashion during the 1970s while charting the rise of antifashion, the birth of New Wave, and the impact of denim on couture.

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1900-20: linen & lace

By Mee, Sue

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J391 MEE

Focuses on fashion during the first decades of the 20th century while charting the rise of the automobile, the birth of suffragettes, and the impact of World War I on couture.

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The 60s: mods & hippies

By Powe-Temperley, Kitty

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J391 POW

Focuses on fashion during the 1960s while charting the rise of pop music, the birth of mods and hippies, and the impact of the boutique on couture.

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The 40s & 50s: utility to new look

By Reynolds, Helen

Publishing Date: 2000

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J391 REY

Traces changes in fashion during the 40s and 50s including military styles, utility clothes, Dior glamour, and the modernist look.

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Tsunami

By Kajikawa, Kimiko

Publishing Date: c2009

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J398.2 KAJ

A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.

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Edible science: experiments you can eat

By Wheeler-Toppen, Jodi

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J507.8 WHE

Combines engaging scientific facts with National Geographic photography in dozens of carefully tested, edible science experiments.

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I'm trying to love spiders: (it isn't easy.)

By Barton, Bethany

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J595.44 BAR

"This fresh and very funny non-fiction picture book shares lots of fascinating facts about spiders in an entirely captivating way. If I'm Trying to Love Spiders doesn't cure your spider phobia, it'll at least make you appreciate how amazing they are...and laugh a lot as you learn about them."--

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Have you heard the nesting bird

By Gray, Rita

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J598.156 GRA

"In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs."--

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Koala hospital

By Eszterhas, Suzi

Publishing Date: 2015

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J599.25 ESZ

Describes the efforts of the staff at an Australian koala rescue center as they protect and rehabilitate injured koalas.

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Dog

By Clutton-Brock, Juliet

Publishing Date: c1991

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J599.74 CLU

Text and photographs highlight the evolutionary history of the dog family, their domestication, anatomy, behavior, and breeds.

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Invention

By Bender, Lionel

Publishing Date: 1991

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J609 BEN

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

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Look-- look again: cartoons

By O'Brien, John

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J741.5 OBR

This book is a collection of multiple-panel cartoons in which the characters find themselves in a lopsided universe where things are never as they seem.

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Big Nate: thunka, thunka, thunka

By Peirce, Lincoln

Publishing Date: [2016]

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J741.5 PEI

"Sixth grade can be a tension convention for Nate Wright. His baseball team's just been given the lamest name in Little League history; he's on the verge of becoming know-it-all Gina's personal servant for a day; and Spitsy, the closest thing he has to a dog of his own, is in love with a cat. Yup, Nate's up to his ears in stress. Luckily, the perfect remedy is close at hand: an empty plastic soda bottle"--Page 4 of cover.

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Bone: Out from Boneville

By Smith, Jeff

Publishing Date: c2003

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J741.5 SMI

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Book #1.

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