Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2015 - December 2015
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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An Arabian home: Leila and Mustapha's story By Balit, Christina Publishing Date: 1988 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As seen through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Leila and her ten-year-old brother, Mustapha, this book discusses the Bedouin desert tribes--their nomadic ways, their dependence upon camels, and their tent homes - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Baptiste, Tracey Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. |
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island By Carruth, Jane Publishing Date: c1975 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J |
By D'Aulaire, Ingri Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Stories about trolls from Norse mythology. |
By DeFelice, Cynthia C. Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A middle-grade summer adventure about two boys who build an awesome fort and tangle with two older bullies."-- |
By Hanlon, Abby Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends. |
By Heyer, Marilee Publishing Date: 1988 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Although her people have been forced to live underground for many years by the evil Okira, Reena discovers the forbidden door to the outside world and manages to free them. |
By Lin, Grace Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky. |
By Stevenson, Robert Louis Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. |
By Stevenson, Robert Louis Publishing Date: [1994] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. |
By Buckley, Richard Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E A tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters. |
By Cole, Henry Publishing Date: c1995 Classification: E Call Number: E Cumulative text and illustrations depict what happens in Jack's garden after he plants his seeds. |
By D'Aulaire, Ingri Publishing Date: [2007] Classification: E Call Number: E A lost dog's luck makes him fat and famous, but when given a chance he proves he still thinks there is no place like home. |
By D'Aulaire, Ingri Publishing Date: [2007] Classification: E Call Number: E On a magic moonlit night, the sleek, shiny automatic new car and the beat-up old car with many miles on its speedometer go for a drive to see which car is the best. |
NEW RELEASE By Fergus, Maureen Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E "Buddy does not know what is in the box that Meredith carries into the living room. But when the small, prickly creature says he is a pirate -- and that Buddy is a pirate too -- the two mismatched friends are off on a grand adventure."-- |
I wish I had glasses like Rosa =Quisiera tener lentes como Rosa By Heling, Kathryn Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations and simple text written in both English and Spanish tell a story about Abby, who wants more than anything to have glasses like Rosa's, but then realizes she might have something that is just as nice. |
NEW RELEASE By OHora, Zachariah Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E When Momo the flying squirrel arrives for a much-anticipated visit with his cousins, they think Momo is no fun until they try doing things his way. Forrest and his sister are so excited for their cousin Momo to visit. But even though Momo is a flying squirrel, he won't fly for Forrest s friends. Plus his games are weird, and he can't even play hide-and-seek right! Momo is NOT as cool as Forrest thought he would be. But when Forrest decides to give Momo s strange ways a chance, he and his sister realize that doing things differently can be fun almost as much fun as making a new friend. |
NEW RELEASE Over in the wetlands: a hurricane-on-the-bayou story By Rose, Caroline Starr Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E Various wetland creatures, from alligators to egrets, enjoy what begins as a calm and peaceful day in the bayou, then prepare for and endure a passing hurricane, and finally settle in for a peaceful night. |
Mr. Putter & Tabby smell the roses By Rylant, Cynthia Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E When Mr. Putter and Tabby take Mrs. Teaberry to the Conservatory for her birthday, Zeke tries his best to stay out of trouble, but one of the trees is irresistible. |
Saturday night at the dinosaur stomp By Shields, Carol Diggory Publishing Date: 2008, c1997 Classification: E Call Number: E When it's rock 'n' roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and tromp at a Saturday night party. |
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