Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
July 2019 - October 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.
Black Panther: the young prince By Smith, Ronald L. Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "He felt the mesh of the Vibranium under his fingertips, smooth yet hard at the same time. It almost seemed like it pulsed. Like it wanted to be worn. 'This is the suit of the Black Panther,' T'Challa whispered. 'The suit of my father and his father before him.' He let the fabric fall from his hands and unfurl toward the floor. 'I have to do this,' he said. 'I have no choice.'"--Page [4] of cover. |
By Vernon, Ursula Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When Suki the salamander--the new foreign exchange student--is being stalked by ninja frogs, Danny, Wendell the iguana, and Suki travel to Great-grandfather Dragonbreath's home in mythical Japan to find a solution for the problem. |
By Wiley, Melissa Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In late nineteenth-century Colorado, Louisa's father is erroneously arrested for thievery and, while in the care of the awful Smirch family, Louisa and a magical friend must find a way to prove his innocence. |
By Wolk, Lauren Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Twelve-year-old orphan Crow embarks on a journey to discover who her parents were and why they abandoned her as an infant"-- |
By Youngblood, Leslie C. Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old Georgie is still adjusting to leaving Atlanta for a small town, having a stepfather, and being unable to get close to her stepsister when her six-year-old sister, Peaches, suddenly becomes very ill. |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J BLU-RAY DVD 2 dvds MAR Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help Michael's three children, along with grown-up Jane and Michael Banks, through a difficult period in their lives. |
Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E "Most kids and parents know and love the song 'Do Your Ears Hang Low?' -- and Jenny Cooper's utterly adorable illustrations will have everyone singing with joy! A little mouse leads the fun as it plays with a bloodhound's floppy, silky ears; a llama's perky, fuzzy ones; the saggy, soft ears of a lop-eared rabbit; and the flappy, happy ears of a lively piglet. A mirror at the end invites children right into the book, and entertaining 'ear' facts complete the picture!" -- Amazon.com. |
By Allen, Debbie Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: E Call Number: E Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall. |
By Andreae, Giles Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: E Call Number: E Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music. |
NEW RELEASE By Arnold, Marsha Diane Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E "It's springtime and Badger is ready to plant the perfect garden. He has spent months gathering and sorting seeds. It's been a lot of work but it's worth it. His friends Red Squirrel, Dormouse, and Weasel come to help. They weed. They rake. And finally they plant. Afterward, everyone celebrates, and Badger can already imagine the perfect rows of flowers and vegetables. But then a rainstorm comes and washes away the beautiful seeds. Badger's perfect garden is ruined. Or is it?" -- |
By Bluemle, Elizabeth Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: E Call Number: E A young boy who likes to "wokka-wokka, shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka" gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration. |
If you're happy and you know it By Cabrera, Jane Publishing Date: ©2003 Classification: E Call Number: E An elephant, a monkey, and a giraffe join other animals to sing different verses of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. |
By Cabrera, Jane Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E In this expansion of a familiar song, the occupants of a rowboat enjoy seeing and making the sounds of different jungle animals. |
If you're a monster and you know it By Emberley, Rebecca Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Monsters sing their own version of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. |
By Enderle, Dotti Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: E Call Number: E The Gingerbread Man escapes from his proper place on the library shelves and tries to outrun the librarian, a word wizard, a robot, a giraffe, and a host of other characters as he races through the library. |
By Freed, Arthur Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E A picture book adaptation of the song Singing in the rain, which celebrates the glory of clouds and rain. |
By Giardino, Alexandria Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E Pablo has a lunch date with his friend Matilde, who shows the moody poet her garden. Where Pablo sees conflict and sadness, Matilde sees love and hope. The story is less a biography of Neruda and his muse, Matilde Urrutia, and more a simple ode to a vegetable. |
By Horrocks, Anita Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Silas' Seven Grandparents is a fun and loving story about having multiple sets of grandparents and stepgrandparents. When Silas' parents go away on a business trip, all seven grandparents invite Silas to stay with them. How can he choose one without hurting the others' feelings? |
By Hort, Lenny Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: E Call Number: E Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus. |
By Jonas, Ann Publishing Date: c1989 Classification: E Call Number: E Three dancers show how colors combine to create different colors. |