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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Happy

By Hout, Mies van

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

"Dive into this book and be swept along with some remarkable fish; from curious to sad; from shy to proud; and from angry to happy"--Back cover.

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Sleep like a tiger

By Logue, Mary

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?"

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Me-- Jane

By McDonnell, Patrick

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.

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Goodnight, goodnight, construction site

By Rinker, Sherri Duskey

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: E

Call Number: E

At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

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Dragons love tacos

By Rubin, Adam

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.

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Perfectly Percy

By Schmid, Paul

Publishing Date: c2013

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Percy the porcupine loves balloons but he must find a way to keep them from popping.

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Russell the sheep

By Scotton, Rob

Publishing Date: c2005

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Russell the sheep tries all different ways to get to sleep.

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Mind your manners, B.B. Wolf

By Sierra, Judy

Publishing Date: 2007

Classification: E

Call Number: E

When B.B. Wolf, who now lives in the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the library for a storybook tea, he is careful to follow the advice of his crocodile friend and impresses everyone with how polite he can be.

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Octopus alone

By Srinivasan, Divya

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the seahorses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends.

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Jackalope

By Stevens, Janet

Publishing Date: c2003

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.

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It's all about me-ow: a young cat's guide to the good life

By Talbott, Hudson

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A cat gives three kittens advice on how to charm, entertain, and communicate with their new human family.

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Round is a tortilla: a book of shapes

By Thong, Roseanne

Publishing Date: c2013

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A little girl discovers things that are round, square, and rectangular in her Hispanic American neighborhood.

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The stone hatchlings

By Tsiang, Sarah

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

"With a crick and a crack, the pretend eggs Abby found in the backyard hatch to reveal two chicks. Abby has great fun caring for and playing with the make-believe birds until one day they mysteriously stop singing and eating. Then Abby has to make a choice--one that will bring her a sense of loss but also newfound joy"--P. [4] of cover.

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If I built a house

By Van Dusen, Chris

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.

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A long way away: a two-way story

By Viva, Frank

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: E

Call Number: E

"A picture book that can be read front-to-back or back-to-front. Start from one end and journey from outer space down to the sea; start from the other end and journey from deep in the sea out to a distant planet"--

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A trip to the bottom of the world with Mouse: a toon book

By Viva, Frank

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A boy and a mouse take a bumpy sea journey to the majestic expanses of the Antarctic, where they see the sights and meet new friends.

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First love

By Patterson, James

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

Runaways Axi, sixteen, and Robinson, seventeen, who met on a cancer ward, leave small-town Oregon on a cross-country trip to experience the best of life before it is too late.

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Allegiant

By Roth, Veronica

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered-- fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature-- and of herself-- while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love.

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Divergent

By Roth, Veronica

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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Insurgent

By Roth, Veronica

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

As war surges in the dystopian society around her, sixteen-year-old Divergent Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

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