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 Harrison, Paul Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.7 HAR "A group of children learn about animals through visits with Aristotle, Carolus Linnaeus, Charles Elton, Charles Darwin, and Georges Cuvier"-- |
By Bestor, Sheri Mabry Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.733 BES Nonfiction picture book gives a scientific look at a dragonfly's life-cycle. Includes sidebars with additional facts. |
By Markle, Sandra Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.78 MAR This book follows the life cycle of the luna moth as it goes through the process of metamorphosis. |
Who lives in an alligator hole By Rockwell, Anne F Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: JNF Call Number: J597.98 ROC Describes the habitats of these reptiles which scientists call a "keystone species" because they change the environment for their own use in a way that helps many other plants and animals. |
By Woolf, Alex Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J597.982 WOO This volume provides information on such topics as "How Crocodilians Move," and "What Crocodilians Eat" as well as highlighting specific creatures, including Nile crocodiles, freshwater crocodiles, and saltwater crocodiles. It also includes such interesting facts as "Crocodiles and alligators are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles." |
By Zommer, Yuval Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: JNF Call Number: J598 ZOM Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? You'll find the answers to these flighty questions and many more inside. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Can you find the special egg? Meet all kinds of colorful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures from around the world in this first book of birds. It is packed with facts about how different types of bird hunt, survive and show off. -- |
A perfect day for an albatross By Loebel-Fried, Caren Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J598.42 LOE Mlie the albatross returns to the island of Midway, where she was born, to dance, sing, meet with other albatrosses, and lay her egg, in a book designed to introduce the habits and behaviors of the bird. |
Whaling season: a year in the life of an arctic whale scientist By Lourie, Peter Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.527 LOU John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years. |
The giraffe that walked to Paris By Milton, Nancy Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.638 MIL Retells the true story of how the first giraffe ever to come to Europe was sent by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France in 1826, and the giraffe walked from the disembarkation point of Marseilles to Paris to see the King. |
By Frydenborg, Kay Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.665 FRY Traces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness. |
By Goldish, Meish Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.79 GOL This book introduces sea lions that are trained by the U.S. Navy to protect American sailors and ships, to attach clamps to mines, and to capture an enemy with a leg cuff. |
By Harrison, Paul Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J612 HAR A group of children learn about the human body through visits with Wilhelm Roentgen, Edward Jenner, Leonardo da Vinci, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins and Watson and Crick. |
By Hodgkins, Fran Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.13 HOD A simple look at the trials and errors that led to the development of the airplane. |
The life of Bessie Coleman: first African-American woman pilot By Plantz, Connie Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.13 PLA Learn all about the life of Bessie Coleman. |
Countdown: 2979 days to the moon By Slade, Suzanne Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.454 SLA Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life. |
The life of George Washington Carver: inventor and scientist By Kramer, Barbara Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J630.92 KRA George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers' best friend: He taught farmers about crop rotation telling them to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes to "rest" their soil between cotton crops. And what could they do with all those peanuts? Carver developed more than three hundred peanut-based products from milk to printers ink and more than a hundred ways to use sweet potatoes. Barbara Kramer selects the correct anecdotes and quotes to bring "The Peanut Man" to life. |
By Marsico, Katie Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JNF Call Number: J630.92 MAR |
By Gibbs, Maddie Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.2 GIB |
By Gibbs, Maddie Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.5 GIB Learn how farmers raise chickens and what different breeds are called. Plymouth Rock and Silkie are just a couple of the many breeds living on farms. |
By Gibbs, Maddie Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.597 GIB "Many kids have seen ducks in a pond, but what about ducks on a farm? In this bilingual book, readers are introduced to domestic ducks, especially the different breeds and why farmers raise them. Vivid color photographs support the text, which is written to be fun and easy to comprehend. Supported by an index, supplemental websites, a table of contents, and a picture glossary, this book is sure to be a hit with young readers"--Provided by the publisher. |