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.
Leprechauns and Irish folklore: a nonfiction companion to Leprechaun in late winter By Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.4 OSB Join Jack and Annie as they research leprechauns and Irish folklore and find out the facts behind the fiction. |
A cache of jewels and other collective nouns By Heller, Ruth Publishing Date: c1987 Classification: JNF Call Number: J415.5 HEL Rhyming text and illustrations introduce a variety of collective nouns such as a "drift of swans" and a "clutch of eggs." |
By Snyder, Gail Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J502.3 SNY Presents brief overviews of the kind of work people do in careers involving science, including being a biomedical engineer, forensic science technician, and veterinarian. |
Ada Lovelace, poet of science: the first computer programmer By Stanley, Diane Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J510.92 STA "A fascinating look at Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron." -- |
Money math: addition and subtraction By Adler, David A Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J513.2 ADL Introduces children to American currency values and the basics of adding and subtracting money.-- |
Seven wonders of the solar system By Aguilar, David A Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J523.2 AGU Explores seven extraordinary celestial wonders, from our close neighbor Mars to mysterious Planet 9. -- |
Exoplanets: worlds beyond our solar system By Kenney, Karen Latchana Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J523.24 KEN Learn about the planets that exist outside of our solar system, and the actions scientists are taking to learn more about them. -- |
ABCs from space: a discovered alphabet By Voiland, Adam Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J550 VOI An alphabet book of photographs of Earth taken from outer space that look like each letter. -- |
When the sky breaks: hurricanes, tornadoes, and the worst weather in the world By Winchester, Simon Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J551.55 WIN "Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes: when these giant storms hit, they are natural disasters with huge impact!"-- |
Dining with dinosaurs: a tasty guide to mesozoic munching By Bonner, Hannah Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J567.9 BON "Sure you know T-Rex was the meat-eating king and brontosaurus munched on leaves, but what else was on the dino dining menu during the Mesozoic era? Meet the 'vores: carnivores, piscivores, herbivores, insectivores, "trashivores," "sunivores," and omnivores like us. Readers will be surprised and inspired to learn about dino diets and they'll get to explore how scientists can tell which dinosaurs ate what just from looking at fossils! Journey through artist and author Hannah Bonner's whimsical world to learn how the dinosaurs and their contemporaries bit, chewed, and soaked up their food."-- |
By Krull, Kathleen Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J576.8 KRU Traces the life and work of the British biologist made famous by his controversial theory of natural selection. |
Apex predators: the world's deadliest hunters, past and present By Jenkins, Steve Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J591.53 JEN "In his latest illustrated exploration of the animal kingdom, Steve Jenkins introduces readers to some of the most powerful predators in history, from the Tyrannosaurus rex to the African lion."-- |
Catching air: taking the leap with gliding animals By Collard, Sneed B Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J591.57 COL Only a select few animals are able to glide long distances through air, but they include an amazing variety-- even a few species of frogs and snakes. Catching Air takes us around the planet to meet these animals and explore why this gravity-defying talent has evolved in animals, amphibians, and reptiles.-- |
By Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: JNF Call Number: J591.77 OSB |
By Hirschmann, Kris Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.4 HIR "Spiders are small but fierce hunters with all the tools and skills they need to capture and kill their prey. Some species have venom that is lethal to humans as well as their normal prey. Six deadly spiders, including the black widow and the Chilean recluse, are profiled"--Provided by the publisher. |
My awesome summer, by P. Mantis By Meisel, Paul Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J595.7 MEI The life cycle of a praying mantis. -- |
By Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J597.9 OSB |
Lesser spotted animals: the coolest creatures you've never heard of By Brown, Martin Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J599 BRO |
Hopping ahead of climate change: snowshoe hares, science, and survival By Collard, Sneed B Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.32 COL The impacts of climate change on human beings make headlines almost daily. But what about climate change's effects on wildlife? Explore the consequences of warmer temperatures for a particularly vulnerable group of animals - those that change their coat colors with the seasons. |
By Markle, Sandra Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J599.67 MAR When her herd suffers during a drought in Tanzania, Grandma Elephant leads Little Calf and the other elephants in a search for the watering hole she remembers from her youth. |