Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2015 - October 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.
NEW RELEASE By Turner, Blair Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: 900 Call Number: 980 TUR |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: R Call Number: R770.232 |
Publishing Date: 1993 Classification: R Call Number: R973 A documentary chronology of American history from the discovery and exploration of a new world to the present. |
By Hesse, Karen Publishing Date: 1997 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. |
By Spinelli, Jerry Publishing Date: 1992, c1990 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. |
NEW RELEASE By Barnett, Mac Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E Leo is a friendly house ghost--but when a family moves into his house, and tries to get rid of him, he leaves and roams the city looking for a friend. |
The mitten (Oversized Board Book) By Brett, Jan Publishing Date: 2014, c1989 Classification: E Call Number: E |
The very hungry caterpillar [bilingual ed.] By Carle, Eric Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. |
Clic, clac, muu: vacas escritoras By Cronin, Doreen Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: E Call Number: E When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. |
Dinosaur Bob and his adventures with the family Lazardo By Joyce, William Publishing Date: 1995, c1988 Classification: E Call Number: E While vacationing in Africa, the Lazardo family finds and brings back to America a friendly dinosaur that becomes the talk of the town. |
By Kellogg, Steven Publishing Date: c1973 Classification: E Call Number: E To escape the dangers of urban life, Jenny and her friends sail away to an island, only to be faced with a new problem--its single inhabitant--the Skog. |
NEW RELEASE Jackrabbit McCabe and the electric telegraph By Rozier, Lucy Margaret Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E The fastest man in the West meets his match in this deliciously clever original tall tale-perfect for the Common Core classroom. a With his extra-long legs, Jackrabbit McCabe can outrun anything on the American frontier: horses, trains, and even twisters. So of course, everyone in the town of Windy Flats always counts on his speed when a message has to get out fast. Then something new comes to town: the telegraph, which can send Morse code messages with the speed of electricity. At first, no one believes the newfangled contraption can deliver a message quicker than Jackrabbit. . . . But in a race between man and machine, who will be left in the dust? a An author's note includes information about the invention of the telegraph, a Morse code key, and a riddle written in Morse code for kids to transcribe. |
By Wilson, Karma Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: E Call Number: E |
By Seuss Publishing Date: c1963 Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR A lively alphabet book filled with funny, gay creatures. |
By Dashner, James Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: YA Call Number: YA As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus. |
By Dashner, James Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: YA Call Number: YA "Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Desmond, Jenni Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 599.5248 DES An introduction to the world of the giant blue whale combines engaging facts with evocative illustrations that compare the whale's enormous size to objects in the everyday world. |
By Franck, Irene M. Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 617.0232 FRA |
By Franck, Irene M. Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 622.3632 FRA Provides information about salt and its importance in everyday life. |
By Franck, Irene M. Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 641.3411 FRA Provides information about apples and their importance in everyday life. |