Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2018 - June 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.
Sally Ride: a photobiography of America's pioneering woman in space By O'Shaughnessy, Tam E. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J629.45 OSH "A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."-- |
Wicked bugs: the meanest, deadliest, grossest bugs on earth By Stewart, Amy Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J632.7 STE "Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth is a middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries. With its featured bugs organized by categories that match the upper elementary science curriculum, this humorous, fascinating, and seriously icky book will has color illustrations throughout"-- |
Dogs: from predator to protector By Hirsch, Andy Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J636.7 HIR How well do you know our favorite furry companion? Did they really descend from wolves? What's the difference between a Chihuahua and a Saint Bernard? And just how smart are they? Join one friendly mutt on a journey to discover the secret origin of dogs, how genetics and evolution shape species, and where in the world his favorite ball bounced off to. |
The house Baba built: an artist's childhood in China By Young, Ed Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JNF Call Number: J741.6 YOU A picture book memoir by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Lon Po Po traces his childhood in World War II-era Shanghai, where the house built by his father provided comfort and safety to his family and a growing number of friends and strangers. - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Isbell, Hannah Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J792.802 ISB Shares the life of the ballet superstar, revealing how she became the first African American principal ballerina of the American Ballet Theatre. |
NEW RELEASE By Rule, Heather Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J796 RUL "Learn about the women who earn their living bringing you information about sports on TV, in newspapers, and online. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources."--Publisher's website. |
By Hughes, Langston Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J811.54 HUG "Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"-- |
By Wolfman, Ira Publishing Date: [c1991] Classification: JNF Call Number: J910 WOL Introduces the geography of the world. Includes an inflatable globe on which boundaries can be drawn, countries labeled, and stickers pasted. |
Small worlds: maps and mapmaking By Young, Karen Romano Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: JNF Call Number: J912 YOU Discusses different types of maps, how they are made, and tells about people who create them. |
Small worlds: maps and mapmaking By Young, Karen Romano Publishing Date: c2002 Classification: JNF Call Number: J912 YOU Discusses different types of maps, how they are made, and tells about people who create them. |
A picture book of Lewis and Clark By Adler, David A Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: JNF Call Number: J917.804 ADL An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century. |
Dazzle ships: World War I and the art of confusion By Barton, Chris Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.4 BAR "When the British Royal Navy grew desperate to protect their ship from German U-Boat attacks, they created Dazzle ships in order to confuse the enemy of their location and destination."--Provided by publisher. |
Survivors club: the true story of a very young prisoner of Auschwitz By Bornstein, Michael Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.53 BOR "The incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from Auschwitz--and of his family"-- |
By Lanser, Amanda Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.53 LAN "Describes aspects of World War II using numbers, stats, and infographics"-- |
Behind enemy lines: the escape of Robert Grimes with the Comet Line By Chandler, Matt Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.54 CHA "The true story of Lt. Robert Grimes running for his life as he evades being captured by Nazi soldiers. Robert Grimes escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII"-- |
Sergeant Reckless: the true story of the little horse who became a hero By McCormick, Patricia Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J951.904 MCC When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled little mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest hearts they'd ever known. And one of the biggest appetites! Soon Reckless showed herself more than willing to carry ammunition too heavy for the soldiers to haul. As cannons thundered and shells flew through the air, she marched into battle -- again and again -- becoming the only animal ever to officially hold military rank and receive two Purple Hearts. |
By Freedman, Russell Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J959.704 FRE An account of the Vietnam War describes how it began, why it was so difficult to end, and how its tragic legacy endures today. |
Sinking the sultana: a civil war story of imprisonment, greed, and a doomed journey home By Walker, Sally M Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J973.7 WAL In 1865, the Civil War was winding down and the country was reeling from Lincoln’s assassination. Thousands of Union soldiers, released from Confederate POW camps, were to be transported home on the steamboat Sultana. With a profit to be made, the captain rushed repairs to the boat so the soldiers wouldn’t find transportation elsewhere. More than 2,000 passengers boarded in Vicksburg, Mississippi . . . on a boat with a capacity of 376. The journey was violently interrupted when the boat’s boilers exploded; passengers were bombarded with red-hot iron fragments, burned by scalding steam, and flung overboard into the churning Mississippi. Although rescue efforts were launched, the survival rate was dismal — more than 1,500 lives were lost. In a compelling, exhaustively researched account, renowned author Sally M. Walker joins other historians who have been asking the same question for 150 years: who (or what) was responsible for the Sultana’s disastrous fate? |
By Roberts, Russell Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J975.004 ROB Beginning in the present and traveling back through time, experience the struggles and successes of the Muscogee Creek Nation. |
Paiute princess: the story of Sarah Winnemucca By Ray, Deborah Kogan Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JNF Call Number: J979.004 RAY Documents the life and achievements of the 19th-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe, in a portrait complemented by hand-drawn maps and archival photographs. By the author of Dinosaur Mountain. - (Baker & Taylor) |