Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2020 - December 2020
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.
| Juvenile | Fiction Picture books ReadersYoung adult fictionNon-fiction |
Fergus and Zeke and the field day challenge By Messner, Kate Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell's classroom. From science experiments to art projects, they do everything the students do. But on Field Day, none of the events are the right size for the small mice -- the limbo is too easy, the high jump is too hard, and kickball is absolutely terrifying! So Fergus and Zeke create their own Field Day Challenge, with mouse-size tug-of-war, acorn throwing, and Hula-Hooping. After all the fun and exercise, it's time to go back to the classroom -- but Fergus and Zeke are locked out! Will they be able to use their new skills to get inside in time for ice pops? |
Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the fight for women's suffrage By Murphy, Claire Rudolf Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Not allowed to go hiking with her father and brothers because she is a girl, Bessie learns about women's rights when she attends a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony. Includes end notes on the real Bessie Keith Pond, the 1896 California suffrage campaign, Susan B. Anthony, and suffrage history. |
By Murphy, Frank Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E Encourages every boy to embrace all of the things that make him unique, and to be curious, brave, kind, thoughtful, and more. |
By Nyong'o, Lupita Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade. |
By Percival, Tom Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: E Call Number: E A young girl's sense of adventure and exploration vanishes when she discovers a Worry that grows and grows until she learns how to get rid of it. |
Disney Tangled: a read-aloud storybook By Peymani, Christine Publishing Date: c 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E A retelling of the story of Rapunzel--from Disney. |
By Pizzoli, Greg Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read. |
By Rex, Adam Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E When a bird and a crab team up to combine the advantages of flight and claws, it gives them an idea: why not expand the team to include other animals who have a special trait--and soon they all set out to rescue their lake from development, because united together they are unstoppable. |
Longhorn lullabies: a cowboy's tale on the dusty trail By Rhoads, Joanne K Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: E Call Number: E |
Construction site on Christmas night By Rinker, Sherri Duskey Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E It is Christmas Eve, and all the construction vehicles are finishing up work on the site, and when they leave they find that there is a special present waiting for each of them. |
By Rinker, Sherri Duskey Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed. |
By Robinson, Christian Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters. |
By Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E In simple text and pictures, the author and illustrator create a compendium of small daily moments. |
By Schertle, Alice Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E As Little Blue Truck and his friends are getting ready to go to sleep, a thunderstorm arrives and they seek safety from the storm together. |
By Seltzer, Eric Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text introduce the reader to sheep that can swim, dive, play pirates, read books, and much more. |
How to solve a problem: the rise (and falls) of a rock-climbing champion By Shiraishi, Ashima Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E Describes solving a complex problem in terms of rock climbing, which may include false starts, breaking the challenge into smaller parts, and always being thoughtful and persistent. |
By Sima, Jessie Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why. |
By Slater, Dashka Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E Bored with eating salad, our French snail hero peruses the library stacks, looking for a cookbook. |
By Smith, Briony May Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E "Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea to be near her grandma. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist ... clouds maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds. Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the fall and winter. Together, they chase the waves, stomp on frozen puddles, and build snow unicorns. When spring finally comes around, and the other unicorns return, Margaret's takes her small friend back to his family ... but these two won't forget one another. And though Margaret misses him, she has made a new friend, and her new cottage is starting to feel like home. With all the feel of a classic, here is a picture book young readers will want to revisit again and again."--Amazon.com. |
By Snyder, Laurel Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E Charlie and Mouse and their parents are going on a camping trip, and there will be hiking, storytelling, marshmallows, and campfires, and the joy that comes from sharing it all. |