Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2018 - June 2018
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.
Now or never: 54th Massachusetts Infantry's war to end slavery By Shepard, Ray Anthony Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 973.7415 SHE Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding. These Union soldiers not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields. Their dispatches told the truth of their lives at camp, their intense training, and the dangers and tragedies on the battlefield. Like the other thousands of black soldiers in the regiment, they not only fought against the Confederacy and the inhumanity of slavery, but also against injustice in their own army. The regiment's protest against unfair pay resulted in America's first major civil rights victory; equal pay for African American soldiers. This fresh perspective on the Civil War includes an author's note, timeline, bibliography, index and source notes. . |
The Nantucket sea monster: a fake news story By Pattison, Darcy Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J001.944 PAT Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear. Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories. |
Understanding coding through simulations By Harris, Patricia Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J003.3 HAR Describes how simulation can assist in understanding complex problems, discusses how it is built on reality and requires varied components, and highlights how it can be applied in computer coding. |
By Byers, Ann Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J005.82 BYE Learn about famous codes and the attempts people have made to solve them. |
By Bond, Dave Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J006.3 BON Examines how artificial intelligence works, its effects on society, the ethical issues it raises, and possible future developments. |
NEW RELEASE Artificial intelligence: building smarter machines By McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J006.3 MCP "Artificial intelligence promises to make our lives easier and better. Learn about the accelerated pace of technology as things that were once science fiction become science fact"-- |
Gay power: the Stonewall Riots and the gay rights movement, 1969 By Kuhn, Betsy Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J306 KUH On the night of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. They didn't expect much trouble. But the bar's customers decided to take a stand. They hurled rocks and bricks at the police and chanted "Gay Power." This uprising gave birth to a new liberation movement. This history explores the decades of discrimination and abuse that gay people endured in earlier eras, the liberation movement of the 60's and 70's, and the continuing fight for equal rights and recognition. |
12 questions about slave narratives By Sepahban, Lois Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J306.362 SEP "Tells the story behind the narratives formerly enslaved people wrote about their lives in captivity. Each spread provides information about the context, wording, and lasting effects of the documents paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images." -- Amazon.com. |
By Mason, Jenny Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J323.443 MAS Sometimes, citizens believe having freedom of speech means they can say anything with no consequences. But over time, laws and Supreme Court rulings have limited the full freedom of this right to exclude hate speech and other potentially harmful expressions. Through examples, historical context, and clear explanations, readers learn the full extent of their freedom of speech. Modern court cases, particularly those having to do with students, show the relevance of this right in readers lives. Fact boxes, sidebars, historical images, and full-color photographs add even more information about the history of the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment. |
NEW RELEASE By Newman, Patricia Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J333.954 NEW "Go behind the scenes and discover how scientists at three US zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses."-- |
The factory girls: a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire By Seifert, Christine Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J363.379 SEI This book examines the events leading up to the fire, including a close look at how fashion and the desire for consumer goods---driven in part by the excess of the Gilded Age---created an unsustainable culture of greed. |
By Hynson, Colin Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J510.23 HYN Discusses careers in math, including cryptology, cartography, and climate modeling. |
By Rabe, Tish Publishing Date: [2009] Classification: JNF Call Number: J520 RAB Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the planets, stars, and moons in our universe. |
By Spilsbury, Louise Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J551.48 SPI Examines the top ten worst floods on record to hit the planet, with information on how and why they occur. |
By Brown, Don Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J551.7 BRO Learn about the history of how Earth was formed. |
Eye to eye: how animals see the world By Jenkins, Steve Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J573.88 JEN The Caldecott Honor-winning creator of What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? artistically profiles a series of animals with unusual eyes, explaining how such animals use their uniquely evolved eyes to gain essential information about the biological world. - (Baker & Taylor) |
NEW RELEASE The great penguin rescue: saving the African penguins By Markle, Sandra Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J598.47 MAR "The African Penguin population is critically low, due to various factors including climate change. Scientists and volunteers with a South African organization are helping to rescue these endangered birds by rearing abandoned chicks."-- |
Hawk mother: the story of a red-tailed hawk who hatched chickens By Hagedorn, Kara Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J598.9 HAG What happens when two baby chickens find themselves in a nest with a hawk? Don't hawks usually eat chickens? Sunshine, a red-tailed hawk, can no longer fly free. But her instinct to be a mother is so strong that she builds a nest in her aviary every spring and lays two infertile eggs. One year, Kara, her caretaker, decides to try something different. She gives Sunshine two chicken eggs. Join zoologist Kara Hagedorn and Sunshine to find out what happens in this delightful story of interspecies cooperation. |
NEW RELEASE Whale quest: working together to save endangered species By Young, Karen Romano Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.5 YOU Travel through the world of whales and discover their history, ecology, and biology, as well as preservation efforts to protect this endangered species. |
Moto and me: my year as a wildcat's foster mom By Eszterhas, Suzi Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.752 ESZ "This is the story of Suzi and her personal rescue and rehabilitation of an orphaned serval cat named Moto. Ultimately, Moto was able to return to the wild because of Suzi's dedication to being the best foster mom she could be - and it wasn't easy! She was camping alone in the bush in Kenya, with very little contact with the outside world. Someone came to her with an orphaned serval cat because they knew she'd be willing and want to help - nobody knew what else to do. Determined to nurse the kitten back to health and help him learn, grow, and return to the wild, Suzi did everything she could think of to be the best serval mom she could be. She had a little bit of help from a couple other people who had some experience with orphaned wild animals, but for the most part, it was just her and Moto out there, figuring things out based on Suzi's experience observing animal rescues and her instincts about the animal's needs."-- |