New+Nonfiction+2009-2010

=// New Nonfiction 2009-2010 //=

The new nonfiction books are listed in the order of their Dewey call numbers. The call number is the book's address on the shelf. The categories of the call numbers are listed below. Scroll down to find the new books in the category of your choice. Ask Sam if you need help finding the book in the Cal Young Library.

100 Philosophy & Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 400 Language 500 Science 600 Technology 700 Arts & Sports 800 Literature (Poetry) 900 History & Geography**
 * 000 Computers, Information, & General Works

028.162 Ult 2008: Includes recommendations from teen reviewers and authors in fantasy, horror, chick lit, graphic novels, sci-fi, crime, true classics, and cult fiction.
 * //The Ultimate Teen Book Guide//**

158.25 Han //**30 Days To Finding And Keeping Sassy Sidekicks And Bffs**: A Friendship Field Guide// Hantman, Clea 2009

179.8 Wei Weinstein, Bruce //**Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?**// 2009. Presents five ethical principles that can provide the basis for discussion and solutions for handling school, sports, Internet, or family situations that involve cheating.

292.13 Eva Evans, Hestia 2009. This highly informative, interactive handbook explores the amazing myths of ancient Greece. Brimming with facts and special features, it also contains maps and many heroic and monstrous activities.
 * //The Mythology Handbook : A Course In Ancient Greek Myths//**

303.484 Lew Lewis, Barbara A. 2008.
 * //The Teen Guide To Global Action : How To Connect With Others (Near & Far) To Create Social Change//**

325.73 Bau Bausum, Ann //**Denied, Detained, Deported : Stories From The Dark Side Of American Immigration**// 2009. An award-winning author examines the history of American immigration--a critical topic in 21st century America--particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the States or detained for security reasons. 355.8 Tra Tracy, Kathleen //**Top Secret : The Story Of The Manhattan Project**// 2006. Describes the events and people involved in the making of the atomic bomb.

371.822 Tho Thomson, Sarah L. //**Three Cups of Tea**// 2009. An adaptation of the bestselling book about the American Greg Mortenson's building of over 60 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

388.428 San Sandler, Martin W. //**Secret Subway : The Fascinating Tale Of An Amazing Feat Of Engineering**// 2009. In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?

394.2649 Col Colman, Penny 2008. Examines numerous competing claims for the first Thanksgiving, including the traditional story of the feast shared by the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Paints a fascinating picture of the holiday and its changing meanings throughout American history.
 * Thanksgiving: The True Story**

398.2 Tro //**Troll's Eye View : A Book Of Villainous Tales**// 2009. Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales--evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In this anthology, you'll hear from the Giant's wife (from Jack and the Beanstalk), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and more.

422 Els Elster, Charles Harrington 2005
 * //What In The Word?: Wordplay, Word Lore, And Answers To The Peskiest Questions About Language//**

523.2 Ben Benson, Michael //**Beyond: A Solar System Voyage**// 2009. A collection of photographs taken by space probes offers views of our solar system and chronologically follows the history of robotic explorations.

523.3 Gib Gibbons, Gail //**The Moon Book**// 1997. Identifies the moon as our only natural satellite, describes its movement and phases, and discusses how we have observed and explored it over the years.

565.7 Bra Bradley, Timothy J. //**Paleo Bugs : Survival Of The Creepiest**// 2009. Introduces readers to the large creatures that crawled upon the earth over 500 million years ago and were the ancestors of the insects and other arthropods that we have today.

569.93 Thi Thimmesh, Catherine. //**Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From**// 2009. This story of scientific sleuthing invites readers to wonder what our ancestors were like and recounts the discovery of the remains of Lucy, the world's most famous hominid.

576.8 Gor Gordon, Sherri Mabry //**The Evolution Debate: Darwinism Vs. Intelligent Design**// 2009. Discusses the debate between teaching evolution and intelligent design in schools, including the history of teaching Darwinism in science classes, and the arguments from both sides of the issue.

616.8588 Rub Rubio, Ron //**Mind/Body Techniques for Asperger's Syndrome: The Way of the Pathfinder**// 2008

629.454 Cha Chaikin, Andrew //**Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon**// 2009. Discusses the historic moment in 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the major events that led up to this mission, and the advancements that have been made in space exploration from the Mercury missions to the present day.

636.7527 Gro Grogan, John //**Marley: A Dog Like No Other**// 2007

650.1086 Lam Lamacchia, Joe //**Blue Collar & Proud of It: The All-In-One Resource for Finding Freedom, Financial Success, and Security Outside the Cubicle**// 2009

709.22 Gre Greenberg, Jan 2008. Explores the lives and projects of artistic visionaries Christo and Jeanne-Claude and describes how they persisted for more than two decades before being allowed to install their project "The Gates" in New York's Central Park.
 * //Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyond//**

741.51 Har Hart, Christopher //**Drawing the New Adventure Cartoons : Cool Spies, Evil Guys and Action Heroes**// 2008. Instructs readers in drawing action heroes in modern cartoons and comic books, using body language, motion, and character design to create effective action-style cartoons

741.5973 Nob Nobleman, Marc Tyler 2008. Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
 * //Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman//**

776 Mil Miller, Ron //**Digital Art: Painting with Pixels**// 2008. Is it art? -- The archeology of digital art -- Cad: computer-aided drawing -- A palette of pixels -- The graphic arts -- 3d modeling -- Animation -- Motion picture special effects -- Virtual reality -- Careers in digital art -- Glossary.

779 Del Delannoy, Isabelle //**Our Living Earth: A Story of People, Ecology, and Preservation**// 2008. Photography

796.3576 Nel Nelson, Kadir //**We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball**// 2008. Describes the glory years of Negro league baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes and highlighting the challenges faced by the players and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved.

811.008 Riv //**River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things**// 2008. Presents a collection of poetry and artwork done by children and teenagers for the River of Words project.

811.54 Nye Nye, Naomi Shihab //**Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose**// 2008.

811.54 Sot Soto, Gary //**Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing**// 2009.

811.6 Mad Maddox, Marjorie //**Rules of the Game: Baseball Poems**// 2009

811.6 Smi Smith, Hope Anita //**Mother Poems**// 2009. An emotionally-charged collection of poems explores the death of a parent through the eyes of a child and then a young woman and features folk-art images that capture hope, strength, and the will to overcome.

919.923 Siy Siy, Alexandra //**Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet**// 2009. Presents an introduction to the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERS), "Spirit" and "Opportunity," with photographs of the Mars landscape taken over a five-year period as the rovers searched for water on the red planet.

921 Ber Bernall, M. //**She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall**// 2000. The story of a troubled teenager who straightened out her life and was then killed at Columbine High School.

921 Cat Reich, Susanna //**Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin**// 2008

921 Dar Schanzer, Rosalyn //**What Darwin Saw: The Journey that Changed the World**// 2009

921 Han Mills, Cliff //**Hannibal**// 2008. Describes the life and exploits of the general who waged war against Rome.

921 Oba Brophy, David Bergen //**Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady**// 2009

921 Ram Fitzgerald, Stephanie //**Ramses II: Egyptian Pharaoh, Warrior, and Builder**// 2009. Presents the life of the man who ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213 B.C., in the period when that kingdom was at its most powerful, and who built cities, temples, and monuments throughout Egypt.

932 Per Perl, Lila //**The Ancient Egyptians**// 2004. Looks at the civilization of ancient Egypt, discussing aspects of daily life for different social classes and reviewing the contributions made to later civilizations.

932.012 Wei Weitzman, David //**Pharaoh's Boat**// 2009. Presents the story of a boat of ancient Egypt that was build in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza by the shipbuilders of their time to serve the pharaoh, Cheops, on his journey through the underworld.

937 Las Lassieur, Allison //**The Ancient Romans**// 2004. Presents the civilization of ancient Rome, discussing aspects of daily life for different social classes and reviewing some of the unique contributions that Romans made to later civilizations.

970.0049 Kin King, David C. //**First People**// 2008. With the help of modern and historic images, innovative page layouts, and compelling first-person accounts, an eye-opening look at the richness and variety of North American natives presents each tribe as an individual, evolving culture, with its own history, artwork, and traditions.

972.018 Son Sonneborn, Liz //**The Ancient Aztecs**// 2005. Introduction -- Commoners, nobles, and rulers -- Warriors -- Priests and scholars -- Merchants and craftspeople -- Farmers -- Housekeepers, cooks, and weavers -- The legacy of the ancient Aztecs.

972.8101 Per Perl, Lila //**The Ancient Maya**// 2005. Describes the civilization of ancient Maya, including the roles and responsibilities of the people within different social classes, such as the farmers, rulers, scribes, warriors, and traders.

973.099 Sul Sullivan, George //**Mr. President: A Book of U.S. Presidents**// 2009. Presents information on each of the forty three Presidents of the United States and describes the process of electing a President.

973.7092 San Sandler, Martin W. //**Lincoln Through the Lens : How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life**// 2008. A biography of Abraham Lincoln illustrated with 19th-century photographs.

973.7301 All Allen, Thomas B. //**Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War: How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to Win the Civil War**// 2009. Reveals how President Lincoln's appreciation for the power of technology played a critical role in the North's Civil War victory over the less developed South, and discusses the specific technologies used by the North in the war.

985.01 Gru Gruber, Beth //**National Geographic Investigates Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Inca's Past**// 2007. Shows how ancient treasures help scientists today to piece together the puzzle of the Inca's past. Includes Inca pottery, textiles, and the mummy called the Ice Maiden.