Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
July 2017 - August 2017
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 Engle, Margarita Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon--all except one. Written in a series of linked poems in the tanka style, an ancient Japanese form of poetry. |
By Farley, Brianne Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Cleaning his room and talking to his best friend while preparing to write what he knows will be an incredible story, little Ike discovers that he is missing just the right ink to get his project underway, a need that requires extraordinary effort to fulfill. |
By Floca, Brian Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E Five different trucks do five different jobs to get an airplane ready for takeoff. |
By Gerstein, Mordicai Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Thirty thousand years ago, an imaginative child sees the shapes of animals in clouds and on the walls of the cave he shares with his family, but no one else can see them until he makes the world's first drawing. Includes author's note on cave drawings. |
NEW RELEASE By Jenkins, Emily Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E A tongue twister featuring a little round greyhound and a little round groundhog who work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around and around one another. |
By Luján, Jorge Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E When a little girl moves her hand, she changes the world as she discovers it. As she moves her known world, she discovers her own power and creates everything anew. The poem, written by Argentine poet Jorge Luján, comes from a culture saturated with magic, in which even the very young can make the world by reaching out and moving it. Mandana Sadat's imaginative illustrations deepen and enrich the text. Moví la mano / I Moved My Hand is a very special contribution to the world of children's books for the very young (and the not so young). |
Dream animals: a bedtime journey By Martin, Emily Winfield Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Furred, finned, and feathered friends await the night, when they can carry dreamers on adventures in Dreamland. |
By Nelson, Kadir Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness. |
Si llevas un ratón a la escuela By Numeroff, Laura Joffe Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: E Call Number: E Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school. |
By Sarcone-Roach, Julia Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E "When a sandwich goes missing, it seems that a bear is the unlikely culprit"-- |
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels sleep By Sayre, April Pulley Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E If you followed a squirrel for a day, what would you see? Climbing branches, storing seeds, making homes in tree holes, and maybe even flying! Acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre's lyrical text, paired with Steve Jenkins's stunning art, offers a glimpse into this fascinating world. Discover different kinds of squirrels as the scamper, eat, and finally sleep. |
By Stead, Philip Christian Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E "When Sebastian launches himself on a journey in a hot air balloon made entirely of Grandma's afghans and patchwork quilts, his boring day turns into the adventure of a lifetime"-- |
By Sutton, Sally Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E Big machines and their drivers work together to build a library. |
By Tone, Satoe Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Six imaginative rabbits consider what they might make from an unusually large carrot they have found. |
The tree house that Jack built By Verburg, Bonnie Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E "With ladders, swings, turrets, and elaborate pulley systems everywhere--animals chase one another over, under, around, and through the tree house that Jack has built. Then the bell rings, and all the animals gather for story time with Jack"-- |
By Young, Jessica Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Invites readers to explore the infinite possibilities of emotional expression through color, discussing how people respond differently when seeing colors and how these experiences help broaden the world in wonderful new ways. |
By Gravel, Elise Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear. He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting. In this whimsical book, beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-than-life Montreal strongman who had muscles as big as his heart. |
By Haas, Jessie Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR Preparing for a major winter storm, Bramble and Maggie anticipate playing in the deep snow and wind up helping trapped neighbors before sharing an impromptu block party of marshmallows and cocoa. |
By Cabot, Meg Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels. |
By Cabot, Meg Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Studious, socially conscious Emerson Watts learns startling news about the family of Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson's brain was transplanted by the nefarious Stark corporation. |