Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2014 - October 2014
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.
Island: a story of the Galápagos By Chin, Jason Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J508.866 CHI An island is about to be born- one that in time will become the home of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. This book is the biography of a Galápagos island- from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood, and beyond. |
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: a math adventure By Neuschwander, Cindy Publishing Date: c2001 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516 NEU To earn his knighthood, Radius must find and rescue a missing king. His father, Sir Cumferance, and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, give him a circular medallion (a protractor) that he uses to find his way through a maze of many angles. |
By Carson, Mary Kay Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J520.9 CAR Tracing the evolution of humankind's pursuit of astronomical knowledge, this resource looks deep into the furthest reaches of space. Children will follow along as the realization that the Earth is not at the center of the universe leads all the way up to recent telescopic proof of planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. In addition to its engaging history, this book contains 21 hands-on projects to further explore the subjects discussed. Readers will build a three-dimensional representation of the constellation Orion. |
13 planets: the latest view of the solar system By Aguilar, David A. Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J523.2 AGU Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more. |
The planet hunter: the story behind what happened to Pluto By Rusch, Elizabeth Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J523.2 RUS The story of an astronomer whose discoveries let to the reclassification of Pluto and a new understanding of the solar system. |
NEW RELEASE By Chin, Jason Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J531.14 CHI "What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book. |
Barnum's bones: how Barnum Brown discovered the most famous dinosaur in the world By Fern, Tracey E. Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J560.92 FER Documents the work of an early twentieth-century paleontologist, named after the famous circus icon by his ambitious parents, who grew up to work for the American Museum of Natural History and discovered the first documented skeletons of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and other noteworthy species. |
Secrets from the rocks: dinosaur hunting with Roy Chapman Andrews By Marrin, Albert Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: JNF Call Number: J560.92 MAR A biography of the scientist-adventurer, Roy Chapman Andrews, focusing on the expeditions he led for New York's American Museum of Natural History to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in an effort to uncover dinosaur fossils. |
How to be a dinosaur hunter: your globe-trotting, time-travelling guide By Forbes, Scott Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J567.9 FOR Presents a collection of information and trivia about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles and the scientists who study them. |
NEW RELEASE By Sill, Cathryn P. Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J577.3 SIL Explains in simple and easy-to-understand language what forests are and how wildlife survives in these diverse environments. |
By Sill, Cathryn P. Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J577.53 SIL In simple, easy-to-understand language, this guide teaches children what mountains are and what kinds of animals and plants live there. |
By Sill, Cathryn P. Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J578.77 SIL Describes different types of oceans, from the chilly Arctic Ocean to the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean, and shows how various species of animals and plants have adapted to life in these habitats. |
NEW RELEASE By Root, Phyllis Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J583.73 ROO Once covering almost 40 percent of the United States, native prairie is today one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. Plant a Pocket of Prairie teaches children how changes in one part of the system affect every other part: when prairie plants are destroyed, the animals who eat those plants and live on or around them are harmed as well. Root shows what happens when we work to restore the prairies, encouraging readers to "plant a pocket of prairie" in their own backyards. |
By Chin, Jason Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J585.5 CHI A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. |
NEW RELEASE By Oxlade, Chris Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J590.72 OXL Infographics are simple and creative graphic representations of different numerical facts. This title features a variety of engaging infographics that teach readers all about animals. Look through the pages to discover fascinating statistics about the world's biggest, smallest, slowest, and fastest animals and much more! |
The watcher: Jane Goodall's life with the chimps By Winter, Jeanette Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J590.92 WIN Describes the life of Jane Goodall, from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania. |
NEW RELEASE Handle with care: an unusual butterfly journey By Burns, Loree Griffin Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.78 BUR Introduces readers to a butterfly farm in Costa Rica. |
By Davis, Kathleen Publishing Date: c1993 Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.799 DAV Describes the origin, characteristics, behavior, and dangerous aspects of the hybrid honeybee which has been moving north from Brazil for nearly thirty years and has now entered Texas. |
NEW RELEASE By Swinburne, Stephen R. Publishing Date: ©2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J597.92 SWI Explores the leatherback sea turtle's natural history and recounts the extraordinary efforts by scientists trying to save them. |
By Alderfer, Jonathan K. Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: JNF Call Number: J598.097 ALD Profiles one hundred bird species from coast to coast, offers information about topics ranging from bird calls to behaviors, and provides complementary sidebars, range maps, and instructions for building birdhouses and bird feeders. |