New Books - May, 2010

New Books for the week of May 30, 2010

Juvenile Novels

Rosen, Michael How the animals got their colors : animal myths from around the world .San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. (JE Rosen)

How the Animals Got their Colors catalog link

A collection of tales from around the world explaining how various animals got their colors.


Graphic Novels

Holland, Steve. Rick Random : space detective. London : Prion, 2008. (Graphic Holland)


New Books for the week of May 20, 2010

SILS Collection

Reynolds, George Ethics in information technology.Boston, MA : Course Technology, Cengage Learning, c2010. (HF5387 .R49 2010)

McFedries, Paul The complete idiot's guide to creating a website.New York : Alpha Books, c2008. (TK5105.888 .M3345 2008 c. 2)

Beach, Sylvia The letters of Sylvia Beach.New York : Columbia University Press, c2010. (Z305.B33 A3 2010)

Stolow, Jeremy Orthodox by design : Judaism, print politics, and the ArtScroll revolution .Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010. (Z473.A695 S76 2010)

Downs, Elizabeth The school library media specialist's policy & procedure writer.New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., c2010. (Z675.S3 D7485 2010)

Graphic Novels

Small, David Stitches: a memoir.New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009. (Graphic Small)


New Books for the week of May 13, 2010

SILS Collection

Barnhisel, Greg Pressing the fight : print, propaganda, and the Cold War .Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2010. (Z278 .P68 2010)

Juvenile Collection

Roe, Monica. Thaw.Asheville, N.C. : Front Street, c2008.(J Roe)


Altman, Alexandra. Waiting for Benjamin : a story about autism . Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2008. (JE Altman)

Waiting for Benjamin catalog link

Alexander's little brother, Benjamin, doesn't do things the way Alexander thinks he should. When Benjamin's family learns that he has autism, they hire special teachers to teach him how to listen and talk and play.


Fukuda, Ricca. Luna estelar. México, D. F. : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2007. (JE Fukuda)

Munsch, Robert. Mud Puddle. Toronto ;New York : Annick Press, 1995. (JE Munsch)

Vila, Laura. Building Manhattan.New York : Viking, 2008. (JE Vila)

Winters, Kay. Colonial voices : hear them speak . New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2008. (JE Winters)

Adler, David. Heroes for civil rights. New York : Holiday House, c2008. (J323.092 Adler)

Kendall, Martha. The Erie Canal Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. (J386 Kendall)

Hatkoff, Craig. Knut : la historia del osito polar que cautivó al mundo entero New York : Scholastic, Inc., c2008. (J599.786 Hatkoff)

Miller, Edward. The tooth book : a guide to healthy teeth and gums New York : Holiday House, c2008. (J617.6 Miller)

Green, Jen. Ancient Celts : archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Celts' past . Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2008. (J936.4 Green)

Greenwood, Mark. The donkey of Gallipoli : a true story of courage in World War I. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008. (J940.4 Greenwood)

Sheinkin, Steve. King George : what was his problem? New York : Roaring Brook Press, c2008. (J973.3 Sheikin)

Graphic Novels


New Books for the week of May 6, 2010

SILS Collection

Leaning, Marcus. The Internet, power and society : rethinking the power of the Internet to change lives. Oxford : Chandos, 2009. (HM851 .L426 2009)

Juvenile Collection


Browne, Anthony. Cosita Linda. México : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2008. (JE Browne)

Cosita Linda catalog link

This is the story of a very special gorilla, which learned to communicate with his hands. If he wants something he can ask for it using special hand signs. This gorilla has everything and yet he is sad. One day he asks his security guards to get him a friend. That is how little Beauty comes into his life. Soon she will become his best friend and both will do anything to stay together.


Blanchard, Anne. Arab science and invention in the golden age . New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2008. (J509.17 Blanchard)

Stier, Catherine. Bugs in my hair?! Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2008. (JE Stier)

Williams, Zella. Coqui frogs and other Latin American frogs = Coquíes y otras ranas de Latinoamérica . New York : PowerKids Press ; Editorial Buenas Letras, 2010. (J597.87 Williams)

Graphic Novels

Love, Jeremy. Bayou. Volume one. New York : DC Comics, 2009. (Graphic Love)