Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

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Becoming Ben Franklin: how a candle-maker's son helped light the flame of liberty

By Freedman, Russell

Publishing Date: c2013

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J 973.3092 FRE

An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.

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The camel in the sun

By Ondaatje, Griffin

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J297.1 OND

Inspired by the retelling of a traditional Muslim hadith, an account of the words or actions of the Prophet, which the author first heard in Sri Lanka, this is an unforgettable story about empathy.

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A woman in the House (and Senate): how women came to the United States Congress, broke down barriers, and changed the country

By Cooper, Ilene

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J320.082 COO

For the first 128 years of our country's history, not a single woman served in the Senate or House of Representatives. All of that changed, however, in November 1916, when Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress--even before the Nineteenth Amendment gave women across the U.S. the right to vote. Beginning with the women's suffrage movement and going all the way through the results of the 2012 election, Ilene Cooper deftly covers more than a century of U.S. history in order to highlight the influential and diverse group of female leaders who opened doors for women in politics as well as the nation as a whole.

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Dare the wind

By Fern, Tracey E.

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J387.5 FER

"Ellen Prentiss felt the sea tug at her heart, strong as a full-moon tide. She loved the water so much that her papa taught her to navigate his schooner across Massachusetts Bay. Soon she was racing the fishing fleet! But she dreamed of even bigger adventures, so she married a sea captain and began navigating his ships on the trade route to China. Then Ellen's husband was given command of a fast new clipper ship, the Flying Cloud. Ellen was determined to use every bit of its speed for their maiden voyage: a race out of New York City, down around the tip of Cape Horn, and up to San Francisco, where the Gold Rush was well under way. Ellen battled wild storms, broken masts, and dangerously slow winds. But she not only made it to port as the first woman to navigate that route; her daring voyage set a world record for speed, too!"--Jacket flap.

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Puss in Boots

By Pinkney, Jerry

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J398.2 PIN

A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

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The little red hen

By Pinkney, Jerry

Publishing Date: c2006

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J398.24 PIN

A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

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Earthquakes & volcanoes

By Stidworthy, John

Publishing Date: 1996

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J551.2 STI

Looks at some of the visible ways that the earth can be changed in a matter of minutes, and discusses how the natural forces involved in earthquakes and volcanoes can raise mountains, build islands, change weather and help to produce varieties of plants and animals.

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Life in the ocean: the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle

By Nivola, Claire A.

Publishing Date: p2012

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J551.46 NIV

Listeners follow noted oceanographer Sylvia Earle as her childhood adventures in the Gulf of Mexico help inspire her life's work: discovering the secrets of "the blue heart of the planet."

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Life in the ocean: the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle

By Nivola, Claire A.

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J551.46 NIV

A picture book biography tells the story of Sylvia Earle's growing passion for the wonders of the sea and how her ocean exploration and advocacy have made her known around the world.

How the weather works

By Allaby, Michael

Publishing Date: c1995

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J551.5 ALL

"100 ways parents and kids can share the secrets of the atmosphere"--Jacket subtitle.

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National Audubon Society first field guide: Wildflowers

By Hood, Susan

Publishing Date: c1998

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J582.13 HOO

Provides an overview of wildflowers and where they grow, with specific information about individual species.

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How animals play

By Stefoff, Rebecca

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J591.563 STE

"Provides comprehensive information on the science behind how and why animals play"--Provided by publisher.

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The beetle book

By Jenkins, Steve

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J595.76 JEN

An illustrated introduction to a variety of beetle species with information on unique characteristics and how these insects have adapted to survive.

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National Audubon Society first field guide: Reptiles

By Behler, John L.

Publishing Date: c1999

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J597.9 BEH

Explores the world of reptiles, discussing their subspecies and races, anatomy, behavior, and habitat, and providing photographs and detailed descriptions of individual species.

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Birds

By Squire, Ann

Publishing Date: c2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J598 SQU

"This book covers the habits, physical features, reproduction, and life cycle of birds."--

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The amazing story of the combustion engine: Max Axiom STEM adventures

By Bolte, Mari

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J621.43 BOL

"In graphic novel format, follows Max Axiom as he explains how combustion engines work"--Provided by publisher.

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Level up

By Yang, Gene Luen

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J741.5 YAN

Dennis, the son of Chinese immigrants, yearns to play video games like his friends and, upon his strict father's death, becomes obsessed with them but later, realizing how his father sacrificed for him, he chooses a nobler path.

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The scraps book: notes from a colorful life

By Ehlert, Lois

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J741.6 EHL

Presents a visual survey of Lois Ehlert's artistic career that reflects on her parents' support, her early creative experiments and her behind-the-scenes book-making processes.

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I spy spooky night: a book of picture riddles

By Marzollo, Jean

Publishing Date: c1996

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J793.73 MAR

Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.

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Look-alikes, jr

By Steiner, Joan

Publishing Date: c1999

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J793.73 STE

Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct eleven three-dimensional scenes, including a house, kitchen, bedroom, school bus, train, farm, and rocket.

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