Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
March 2016 - April 2016
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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."-- |
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."-- |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
NEW RELEASE 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. |
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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