Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2020 - March 2020
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.
By Kellogg, Steven Publishing Date: [1985] Classification: E Call Number: E Chicken Little and his feathered friends, alarmed that the sky seems to be falling, are easy prey to hungry Foxy Loxy when he poses as a police officer in hopes of tricking them into his truck. |
The Night of the Moon: a Muslim holiday story By Khan, Hena Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: E Call Number: E Yasmeen has a wonderful time celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with her family and friends. |
By Kuefler, Joseph Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E When Digger discovers a flower growing in the center of the town being built, his entire perspective changes. |
Food fight fiesta: a tale of La Tomatina By Kyle, Tracey Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations and rhyming text depict the fiesta of La Tomatina, during which the small town of Bunol, Spain, becomes the site of a massive, tomato-throwing food fight. Includes facts about the festival and glossary of Spanish words. |
Green green: a community gardening story By Lamba, Marie Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E In the city an abandoned lot squeezed between two buildings becomes a community garden. |
By London, Jonathan Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: E Call Number: E "A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where -- perhaps -- it dreams of something more. Jonathan London's poetic text and Daniel Miyares's stunning impressionistic paintings provide an evocative portrait of a fox and its place in the natural world." -- Provided by publisher. |
By Mitton, Jacqueline Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrates which animals are nocturnal, what activities they do by the moonlight, and explains different aspects of the moon, such as its phases. |
By Montanari, Eva Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: E Call Number: E At the time of the Impressionists, a young ballet dancer races around Paris searching for Monsieur Degas, who accidentally took her bag--and the tutu she needs for the recital in which she is to perform that night. Includes reproductions of paintings by French Impressionist painters, with an author's note. |
Six Dinner Sid: a highland adventure By Moore, Inga Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Sid ate no fewer than six dinners a day. He wasn't called Six Dinner Sid for nothing. But what happens when all of his owners want to go on holiday to the Scottish Highlands at the same time? How will Sid get his six meals a day? |
Mary and her little lamb: the true story of the famous nursery rhyme By Moses, Will Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: E Call Number: E In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music. |
By Muth, Jon J Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E Stillwater the giant panda and his friends Leo and Molly teach each other about patience, sharing, and compassion. |
By Naberhaus, Sarvinder Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E "A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"-- |
By Nayberg, Yevgenia Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E Born in Russia, where left-handers are frowned upon, Anya learns to use her right hand, except when she draws with her imagined secret society of famous artists--then when she moves to America, everything is different. |
Pastry school in Paris: an adventure in capacity By Neuschwander, Cindy Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: E Call Number: E Twins Bibi and Matt learn about different liquid measurements when they go to Les Jumelles Coccinelle International Pastry Academy while on a trip to Paris with their parents and dog. |
By Novesky, Amy Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E A wind brings some English children a new nanny who slides up the bannister, introduces the two oldest to her friends, and takes them on many adventures. |
By Okorafor, Nnedi Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a fun-filled adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Is the nature spirit that lives in the wooden walls of her house a help or a hindrance? Is the mischievous giant chicken a friend or foe? More importantly, will Nayaugo be able to save the food her aunties have cooked for the New Yam Festival thenext day? |
By Oxley, Jennifer Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: E Call Number: E When someone leaves the chicken coop open and 100 chickens escape, Peg and Cat use their arithmetic skills to solve the problem. |
By Phumiruk, Dow Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "Mela ends up in trouble when her little boat is swept into the dense jungle. She offers each animal she meets a prize for helping her find her way home, but the animals take their rewards without helping--then an elephant shows Mela that kindness is its own reward"-- |
By Rhatigan, Joe Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E This is a celebration of books, reading, and imagination. The simple, lyrical prose becomes more frantic as a young reader encounters pirates sailing the sea, a classroom of monsters "learning math with their paws," and even an animal doctor making house calls in a helicopter. |
By Richardson, Justin Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches. Based on a true story. |