Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2017 - October 2017
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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Preaching to the chickens: the story of young John Lewis By Asim, Jabari Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JNF Call Number: J328.73 LEW "Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim's stirring prose and E. B. Lewis's stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman"-- |
Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 By Floca, Brian Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.454 FLO Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines. |
A chicken followed me home: questions and answers about a familiar fowl By Page, Robin Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.5 PAG "A nonfiction picture book exploration of chickens, and all the fascinating things about them--how they fly, what they eat, what the different breeds are, and more"-- |
A kid's guide to keeping chickens By Caughey, Melissa Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.51 CAU Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey (author of the award-winning blog Tillýs Nest) provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have tons of fun doing it! |
A poem for Peter: the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day By Pinkney, Andrea Davis Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J741.642 PIN "A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"-- |
Battle of the Bulge: adapted from The guns at last light By Atkinson, Rick Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.54 ATK On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, making one last attempt to turn the tide of World War II. Thus began the long, hard slog of a battle that was nicknamed by the media as the Battle of the Bulge. Lasting more than a month, it led to tens of thousands of casualties. Sir Winston Churchill called it "the greatest American battle of the war and . . . an ever-famous American victory." Atkinson skillfully guides his audience through the attacks and counterattacks, the advances and retreats of this terrible bloodbath. Whether history buffs or newcomers to the topic, young readers will appreciate the author s clear and accessible prose, as well as the many fascinating facts, photographs, and statistics. |
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