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.
Not so different: what you really want to ask about having a disability By Burcaw, Shane Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J362.4 BUR A picture book answering the questions young children ask Shane Burcaw about his wheelchair and life with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with equal parts optimism, humor, and empathy. |
By Fretland VanVoorst, Jenny Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J363.12 VAN "Early readers will learn about the science behind the Hindenburg disaster through carefully leveled text and photo illustrations. Includes glossary and index."-- |
Lost in the Amazon: a battle for survival in the heart of the rainforest By Olson, Tod Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J363.124 OLS "Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely--miraculously--alive. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins"-- |
March forward, girl: from young warrior to Little Rock Nine By Beals, Melba Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J379.2 BEA "From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes a powerful, timely new memoir about growing up in the segregated South. Civil rights heroine Melba Patillo Beals puts readers right in her saddle oxfords as she struggles to understand--and fight back against--the laws that told her she was less just because of the color of her skin. Includes photos and illustrations"-- |
The groundbreaking Pony express By Quiri, Patricia Ryon Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J383.143 QUI Jump on your horse, and prepare for an adventure. Deliver the mail along with the brave employees of the Pony Express as they face dangerous terrain, frightful weather, and hostile American Indians. |
All that trash: the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff By McCarthy, Meghan Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J386.244 WIS "The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock-- and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement."--Provided by publisher. |
Fairy spell: how two girls convinced the world that fairies are real By Nobleman, Marc Tyler Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J398.45 NOB In 1917, two English cousins convince the world that they have photographs of actual fairies. |
Mason jar science: 40 slimy, squishy, super-cool experiments By Adolph, Jonathan Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J507.8 ADO "Heatproof, transparent, and durable, the mason jar is a science lab just waiting to be discovered. Unlock its potential with 40 dynamic experiments for budding scientists ages 8 and up. Using just a jar and a few ordinary household items, children learn to create miniature clouds, tiny tornadoes, small stalactites, and, of course, great goo and super slime! With a little ingenuity, the jar can be converted into a lava lamp, a water prism, a balloon barometer, and a compass. Each fun-packed project offers small-scale ways to illustrate the big-picture principles of chemistry, botany, biology, physics, and more."-- |
Master the scientific method with fun life science projects By Benbow, Ann Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: JNF Call Number: J507.8 BEN Teaches the scientific method with experiments about life science. |
Nothing stopped Sophie: the story of unshakable mathematician By Bardoe, Cheryl Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J510.92 BAR A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries.-- |
By Becker, Helaine Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J510.92 BEC "You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history." -- Adapted from book jacket. |
By Leech, Bonnie Coulter Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516 LEE This book explores polygons, two-dimensional shapes with three or more sides which are straight line segments. |
By Leech, Bonnie Coulter Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516 LEE This book explores prisms, three-dimensional solid figures, named according to their bases. |
By Leech, Bonnie Coulter Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516 LEE This book explores quadrilaterals, two-dimensional closed geometric shapes with four sides and four angles. |
By Leech, Bonnie Coulter Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516.15 LEE Learn what circle and spheres are and look for them in the world around us. |
By Leech, Bonnie Coulter Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J516.154 LEE |
Starstruck: the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson By Krull, Kathleen Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J523 KRU "A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!"-- |
Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the photo that changed the world By Gladstone, James Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J525.022 GLA 1968 was a year of unrest: many nations were at war. People marched for peace, fairness, and freedom. At the same time, the Apollo 8 crew was about to go farther into space than anyone had gone before to the moon. |
By Kean, Sam Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J546 KEA "A young readers adaptation of the bestselling book The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table."-- |
Otis and Will discover the deep: the record-setting dive of the Bathysphere By Rosenstock, Barb Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J551 ROS "A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat" -- |