Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
The Ten Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
The Temptation Of The Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
Delicious by Sherry Thomas
The Triumph Of Caesar: A Novel Of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor
You Are The Love Of My Life by Susan Richards Shreve
By Starlight by Dorothy Garlock
Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest For Truth, Justice, And The Celebrity He So Richly Deserves by G. Xavier Robillard
Sea Of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
NON-FICTION:
It’s A Jungle In There: Inspiring Lessons, Hard-Won Insights, And Other Acts Of Entreprenurial Daring by Seven Schussler with Marvin Karlins
Danger’s Hour: The Story Of The USS Bunker Kill And The Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
The Day After The Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide For the Rise Of The New World Order by Damon Vickers
When I Was A Child I Read Books: Essays by Marilynne Robinson
Airport Planning & Management by Alexander T. Wells
Airport Planning & Development Handbook: A Global Survey by Paul Stephen Dempsey
The Crazy Makers: How The Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains And Harming Out Children by Carol Simontacchi
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story Of Change In The Obama Era by Michael Grunwald
Energy For Future Presidents: The Science Behind The Headlines by Richard A. Muller
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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for younger and juvenile readers added to our library collection…
EASY READING:
The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale by Randall de Sève and illustrated by Peter de Sève
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins and David Sim
Firefighter Ted by Andrea Beaty and Pascal Lemaitre
Woe Is Moe by Diane Stanley and illustrated by Elise Primavera
Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?
Goose Moon by Carolyn Arden and illustrated by Jim Postier
Doo-Wop Pop by Roni Schotter and illustrated by Bryan Collier
Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller
The Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper and illustrated by Gabi Swiatowska
I Like To Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow and illustrated by Erik Blegvad
FICTION:
Touch The Moon by Marion Dane Bauer and illustrated by Alix Berenzy
Choose Your Own Adventure: Help! You’re Shrinking! by Edward Packard and illustrated by Lorna Tomei
Ice Island by Sherry Shahan
The Time Warp Trio: It’s All Greek To Me by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith
Mystery Mansion by Michael Garland
NON-FICTION:
Food For Thought: The Stories Behind The Things We Eat by Ken Robbins
The Winnie-The-Pooh Cookbook by Virginia H. Ellison and illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
Sink The Bismarck: Germany’s Super-Battleship Of World War II by Tom McGowen
Marching To Appomattox: The Footrace That Ended The Civil War by Ken Stark
Secrets of The Garden: Food Chains And The Food Web In Our Backyard by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont
How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? The Story Of Food by Chris Butterworth and illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti
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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for younger and juvenile readers added to our library collection…
EASY READING:
My Uncle Martin’s Words For America: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Niece Tells How He Made A Difference by Angela Farris Watkins and illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Dinosailors by Deb Lund and illustrated by Howard Fine
Press Here by Hervé Tullet
There’s a button and they’re just daring you to touch it. How can you resist that?
Emma’s Poem: The Voice Of The Statue Of Liberty by Linda Glaser and illustrated by Claire A. Nivola
A very nice book about the life of Emma Lazarus and her famous sonnet, “The New Colossus,” which is engraved in bronze on the Statue of Liberty. You may not realize you know it, but it’s the poem that includes the words: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This is a good read for younger readers, and especially ideal for helping them to understand what the American Dream is about.
What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld and illustrated by Ben Boos and A. G. Ford
The Astonishing Secret Of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon and illustrated by Jake Parker
Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison and illustrated by Joe Cepeda
When The Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger with Susan Katz and illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden
We March by Shane W. Evans
FICTION:
How Not To Run For President by Catherine Clark
Sarah, Plain And Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Case Of The Deadly Desperadoes by Caroline Lawrence
How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
A very entertaining and funny novel about a word full of fairies, who are there to hinder humans doing the most mundane of tasks, and one girl’s attempt to do as the title suggests, and ditch her own personal fairy. Check out an excerpt. The paperback version’s cover, seen below, is also pretty funny, and fitting to the story.
NON-FICTION:
Black Pioneers: An Untold Story by William Loren Katz
Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything by Philip Steele
Twist It Up: More Than 60 Delicious Recipes From An Inspiring Young Chef by Jack Witherspoon and Lisa Witherspoon, with photographs by Sheri Giblin
Stokely Carmichael: The Story Of Black Power by Jacqueline Johnson
The Best Of Times: Math Strategies That Multiply by Greg Tang and illustrated by Harry Briggs
My People by Langston Hughes and illustrated by Charles R. Smith, jr.
African American Military Heroes by Jim Haskins
Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa and illustrated by Ed Young
Tornadoes! by Gail Gibbons
Heart And Soul: The Story Of America And African Americans by Kadir Nelson
The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure by Heather Adamson
Citizen Scientists: Be A Part Of Scientific Discovery From Your Own Backyard by Loree Griffin Burns, with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz
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Please note that books could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
The Temptation Of The Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
You Are The Love Of My Life by Susan Richards Shreve
It’s A Jungle In There: Inspiring Lessons, Hard-Won Insights, And Other Acts Of Entreprenurial Daring by Seven Schussler with Marvin Karlins
When I Was A Child I Read Books: Essays by Marilynne Robinson
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story Of Change In The Obama Era by Michael Grunwald
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