Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2018 - January 2019
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.
Abracadabra: tricks for rookie magicians : 4D a magical augmented reading experience By Barnhart, Norm Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J793.8 BAR "Describes how to prepare and perform several magic tricks for beginner level magicians. Includes embedded links for added online instructional videos that can be accessed with the Capstone 4D app"-- |
Pass go and collect $200: the real story of how Monopoly was invented By Stone, Tanya Lee Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J794 STO "A nonfiction picture book history of Monopoly, one of the world's most famous games" -- |
By Robinson, Tom Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J796.323 ROB "Readers will find out how to dribble, pass, shoot, and defend like their favorite sports stars"--Provided by publisher. |
Football skills: how to play like a pro By Gitlin, Marty Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J796.332 GIT "Readers will learn how to throw a football, make and receive handoffs, run play patterns, play defense and many other football skills in this book"--Provided by publisher. |
The modern nerd's guide to drone racing By Nagelhout, Ryan Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J797.52 NAG Drones, those radio-controlled flying machines that everyone's abuzz about nowadays, provide many people with an exciting opportunity to navigate and modulate. The newly developed sport of drone racing, however, brings excitement and competition to the air like never before. Live-streaming directly from a camera mounted onto the drone even makes drone racing a spectator sport. This colorful, dynamic book not only introduces readers to drone racing, but gives them tips and insider information about to how to participate themselves. |
I can write a book about countries By Kalman, Bobbie Publishing Date: [2012] Classification: JNF Call Number: J808.06 KAL This book shows you how to write and publish a non-fiction book about one or more countries. |
I can write a book about culture By Kalman, Bobbie Publishing Date: [2012] Classification: JNF Call Number: J808.06 KAL This book describes how to write a non-fiction book about culture. |
I can write a book about history By Kalman, Bobbie Publishing Date: [2012] Classification: JNF Call Number: J808.06 KAL This book describes how to write and publish a non-fiction book about history. |
I can write a book called "If I could talk to animals" By Kalman, Bobbie Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: JNF Call Number: J808.06 KAL |
Seeing into tomorrow: haiku by Richard Wright By Wright, Richard Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J811.52 CRE Together with twelve haiku by acclaimed author Richard Wright, Nina Crews's distinctive photo-collage artwork celebrates contemporary black boys and everyday moments. |
Voices in the air: poems for listeners By Nye, Naomi Shihab Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J811.54 NYE "Ninety-five poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope" -- |
Vivid: poems & notes about color By Paschkis, Julie Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J811.6 PAS See the colors of the rainbow in a whole new light! |
Alabama spitfire: the story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird By Hegedus, Bethany Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J813.54 HEG The inspiring true story of Nelle Harper Lee, the girl who grew up to write To Kill a Mockingbird. Growing up in Monroeville, Alabama she wore overalls, went to the courtroom to watch her daddy try cases, and with her best friend Tru read books and wrote stories of their own. When she moved to New York City she wrote a novel that made her one of the most beloved writers in the twentieth century. |
By Katz, Welwyn Wilton Publishing Date: 2007, ©1999 Classification: JNF Call Number: J829.3 KAT A modern, illustrated retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel. |
By Roxburgh, Ellis Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J909 ROX The slave revolt on the ship Amistad in 1839 was a crucial event in the early abolitionist movement in the United States. When the vessel arrived in America, a fierce debate began about whether the Africans were free or enslaved and whether they should be allowed to return to Africa. The argument became a legal battle that eventually ended up in the US Supreme Court, with former president John Quincy Adams representing the Africans. This remarkable story and its repercussions are presented in this beautifully designed volume, replete with images to complement the narrative and a timeline that summarizes key events. |
1968: today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J909.826 "Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy. Demonstrators turned out in Prague and Chicago, and in Mexico City, young people and Olympic athletes protested. In those intense months, generations battled and the world wobbled on the edge of some vast change that was exhilarating one day and terrifying the next. To capture that extraordinary year, editors Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti created an anthology that showcases many genres of nonfiction. Some contributors use a broad canvas, others take a close look at a moment, and matched essays examine the same experience from different points of view. As we face our own moments of crisis and division, 1968 reminds us that we've clashed before and found a way forward -- and that looking back can help map a way ahead."-- |
Titanic's last hours: the facts By Goldish, Meish Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J910 GOL From the moment the iceberg was spotted, at 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic'sfate was sealed. Its 2,200 passengers and crew, in the course of two momentous hours, would meet their destiny in the icy, black waters of the North Atlantic. As the moments passed and the reality of what was happening began to sink in, the crew would make heroic efforts to save as many passengers as possible. In the end, however, the great ship would exact a harrowing toll from all on board.Titanic's Last Hours: The Factsis a riveting account of the last two hours the supposedly unsinkable ship was afloat. Beginning at 11:40 P.M., the book relives the events set in motion after the brush with the iceberg and culminates with the sinking of the ship at 2:20 A.M. The fascinating moment-by-moment action along with large-format color images, maps, and fact boxes bring the nail-biting tension that passengers and crew must have faced in those final hours fully to life. Titanic's Last Hours: The Factsis part of Bearport'sTitanicaseries. |
Face of freedom: how the photos of Frederick Douglass celebrated racial equality By Berne, Emma Carlson Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J921 BER Frederick Douglass abolitionist, writer, political activist, reformer has been called the most important African-American of the 1800s. He was also the most photographed American of the 1800s. Douglass, who escaped enslavement to work tirelessly on behalf of his fellow African-Americans, realized the importance of photography in ending slavery and achieving civil rights. The many portraits of Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like. |
By George, Enzo Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J940 GEO The subterranean tombs known as the Roman Catacombs are truly time capsules. Some tunnels date to the first century. Both Jewish and Christian graves are found there, including cremated and skeletal remains, and some have only been discovered recently. It s challenging to receive permission to explore these tunnels. Luckily, young historians can find all they need to know in the well-researched pages of this intriguing book, full of extraordinary images and facts. They ll learn much about the history of Rome and the different cultures that sought to bury their dead beneath the living in this ancient city. |
Three stars in the night sky: a refugee family's odyssey of separation and reunion By Chapman, Fern Schumer Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J940.53 KATZ At the age of 12, Gerda Katz fled Nazi Germany and came to America all by herself. Decades before the label gained recognition, she become whats now know as an "unaccompanied minor." Gerda's story of family separation reflects the dislocating trauma, culture shock, and excruciating loneliness many unaccompanied minor immigrants experience. As Gerda becomes an American, she never stops longing to be reunited with her family. Three Stars in the Night Sky illuminates the personal damage of racism in three countries--Nazi Germany, the Dominican Republic, and the United States during the 1930s and 40s--and the emotional devastation of a child coming to a new country alone. |