Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2018 - April 2018
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.
The hawk of the castle: a story of medieval falconry By Smith, Danna Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Combines gentle verses and sweeping, historically inspired artwork in a tribute to the classic sport of falconry as presented through the experiences of a medieval-era girl and her father as they participate in a goshawk training flight. - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Smith, Roland Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-eighteen-year-old climbers from around the world--but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked, and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard. |
By Wein, Elizabeth Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After the death of Artos, High King of Britain, and his sons, his daughter Princess Goewin journeys to Aksum to meet Constantine, her intended husband, but finds the country in political turmoil. |
By Wein, Elizabeth Publishing Date: c2004 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When, in the sixth century, plague spreads from Britain to Aksum, young Telemakos travels to the kingdom's salt mines to discover the identity of the traitor to the crown who, ignoring the emperor's command, is spreading plague with the salt from port to port. |
By Ada, Alma Flor Publishing Date: c1992 Classification: E Call Number: E As a young boy presents his mother with a bouquet of flowers which he has picked, he tells her that he is not responsible for the messes found around the home. |
By Bang, Molly Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E A yellow ball is left behind at the edge of the water. It travels through the night and returns to the shore in the morning. |
By Barton, Bethany Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E "An enthusiastic bee-loving narrator tries to convince a bee-phobic friend that our fuzzy, flying neighbors are our friends--we should all give bees a chance!"-- |
By Chaud, Benjamin Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Papa Bear wakes up to find his son missing, and his search leads him to an opera house and a command performance. |
Ice bear: in the steps of the Polar Bear By Davies, Nicola Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations and simple text follow Nanuk, a polar bear who lives in the Arctic, and explains how the bear influences how the Inuit people live. |
The legend of rock paper scissors By Daywalt, Drew Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, a second great warrior sought the glory of battle. And his name was PAPER. At the same time, in the Kitchen Realm, in the tiny village of Junk Drawer, lived a third warrior. They called her SCISSORS. These three were the strongest, smartest, and fastest in all the land. Time and again they beat the most fearsome opponents they could find: an apricot, a computer printer--even frozen, breaded, dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets! But when the warriors finally meet each other, the most epic round of battles begins...and never ends. That is why, to this day, children around the world honor these worthy adversaries by playing ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!--Provided by Publisher. |
By Demarest, Chris L Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E While playing with a blue boat in the bathtub, a young girl imagines she is on an ocean voyage. |
By DiLorenzo, Barbara Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E When World War II threatens Renato's home of Florence, Renato and his family must leave his beloved, art-filled city for America, but Renato worries about protecting his favorite sculpture--the stone lion in the Piazza della Signoria. Includes author's note. |
By Ernst, Lisa Campbell Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: E Call Number: E Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate. |
By Flack, Marjorie Publishing Date: [1958, c1932] Classification: E Call Number: E When he doesn't know what to give his mother for her birthday, a small boy asks all the animals for advice. |
By Fucile, Tony Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E Louie can sense that his charmed Chihuahua life is about to change as his parents prepare to welcome a new addition to the family. |
By Gág, Wanda Publishing Date: 2004, c1933 Classification: E Call Number: E Follows a little bunny as it scampers through the alphabet. |
By Gág, Wanda Publishing Date: 2004, c1933 Classification: E Call Number: E Follows a little bunny as it scampers through the alphabet. |
By Hills, Tad Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: E Call Number: E A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the "wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet." |
By Hines, Anna Grossnickle Publishing Date: [2016], c1993 Classification: E Call Number: E Donnie and his grandmother, who is in a wheelchair, take an imagined walk to the seashore and smell the salty breeze, walk barefoot on the warm sand, observe animals, and build a sand castle. |
By Johnson, D. B Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: E Call Number: E Although he loves his freedom, Henry goes to jail rather than go against his principles. Based on the life of Henry David Thoreau. |