Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
December 2023 - March 2024
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.
Powerful words: more than 200 years of extraordinary writing by African Americans By Hudson, Wade Publishing Date: 2004 Classification: JNF Call Number: J081 HUD A collection of speeches and writings by African Americans, with commentary about the time period in which each person lived, information about the speaker/writer, and public response to the words. |
Now I can read favorite Bible stories By Pipe, Rhona Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: JNF Call Number: J220.9 PIP |
By Allen, Tessa Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JNF Call Number: J303.484 ALL Highlights some of the rallying causes for organized marches throughout history. |
Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: JNF Call Number: J323.65 "The Pledge of Allegiance with pictures." |
By Berger, Melvin Publishing Date: [1994] Classification: JNF Call Number: J363.73 BER Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future. Did you know that an oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost every day of the year? Berger and Mirocha focus on one of the worst spills in history-the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill-to explain in simple terms and with bold, full color illustrations why oils spills happen, how experts clean up after them, and what effect spilled oil has on ocean plants and wildlife. |
The emperor's new clothes & It's absolutely true By Andersen, H. C Publishing Date: [1990?] Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.2 AND |
The steadfast tin soldier & the princess & the pea By Andersen, H. C Publishing Date: [1990?] Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.2 AND The steadfast tin soldier is the tale of a little boy's intrepid one-legged tin soldier and the unimaginable adventures he encounters when he happens to fall out a window -- and falls in love with a beautiful dancer. In The princess & the pea, a young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess. |
Fiesta femenina: celebrating women in Mexican folktale By Gerson, Mary-Joan Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.2 GER A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary. |
By Wisniewski, David Publishing Date: 1996 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.21 WIS A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. |
Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: JNF Call Number: J423.1 Under alphabetically arranged entries are more than a thousand words with illustrative sentences to help the middle grader in choosing the exact word from several synonyms. |
By Brown, Carron Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J550 BRO Embark upon a memorable journey of discovery with this combination of natural landscapes, animal habitats, and geological wonders. From a snowy Antarctic landscape and dry African grasslands to tectonic plates rumbling beneath the planet's crust and meteorites whizzing through the atmosphere, children will be fascinated by the beauty of their home - our Earth! The unique design of the book allows children to discover a "hidden" image by holding the page up to a bright light. |
1001 things to spot in the sea By Daynes, Katie Publishing Date: [2009] Classification: JNF Call Number: J551.46 DAY Invites young readers to find various quantities of marine life and artifacts which are labeled in the illustrations of ocean scenes. |
By Hughes, Catherine D Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: JNF Call Number: J551.46 HUG Introduces several of the ocean's species, provides profiles of creatures, from dolphins and sharks to sea otters and penguins, while sharing facts about their characteristics, diets, and habitats. |
New dinos: the latest finds! the coolest dinosaur discoveries By Tanaka, Shelley Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: JNF Call Number: J567.9 TAN Describes some of the newly discovered dinosaurs and what paleontologists have learned about these prehistoric creatures in recent years. |
Rachel Carson, voice for the earth By Wadsworth, Ginger Publishing Date: 1992 Classification: JNF Call Number: J574.092 WAD Describes the life and work of the biologist and writer who helped initiate the environmental movement. The life and work of the biologist and writer best known as the author of Silent Spring. Best Books for Children, 6th ed. The life and work of the conservationist and author, best known for Silent Spring. Bowker Authored Title code. The chapters in this book are arranged to present information in chronological order (Chapter One: 1907-1919, Chapter Two: 1919-1929, etc.) This could be useful to students who are researching just one aspect of Rachel Carson's life. The text is well written, making excellent use of quotations, and there is a list of conservation organizations & their addresses. Bibliography and index. |
By Bone, Emily Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J577.69 BON Seashore is part of an informative and exciting new series for children aged three and up, with simple text that children can easily understand. Topics are chosen for their appeal to the very young, to answer endless questions and inspire new ones! Other topics in the series are Flowers, Bugs, Baby Animals and Woodland Creatures. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this is an essential addition to any family bookshelf. |
By Amos, William Hopkins Publishing Date: 1984 Classification: JNF Call Number: J578.769 AMO Guided by a marine biologist, two young children examine some of the many forms of life found along rocky and sandy shorelines and in salt marshes of North America. |
By Claybourne, Anna Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J591 CLA Find out about all the different habitats they animals live in, from polar bears in the freezing Arctic to orangutans in the steamy rainforest. Packed with delightful illustrations, brilliant facts and informative maps, learn, explore and be amazed by animals living all over the world. |
By Rose, Deborah Lee Publishing Date: 2005 Classification: JNF Call Number: J591.3 ROS Describes baby animals that live in the ocean, pointing out their many differences as well as the most important similarity. |
By George, Michael Publishing Date: 1992 Classification: JNF Call Number: J598.97 GEO Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of owls. |