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New Books Fall 2009
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The Water Library is continuing to develop its collection each month. Below are some of the titles placed in our collection in the Fall of 2009.
If you wish to borrow any item, please use the to request books by call number and title. Or you can send an email to askwater. You may also call the Water Library at (608) 262-3069 to request help.
books for kids - books for their parents/teachers
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Call No. 110259 Kids
Down, down, down : a journey to the bottom of the sea
/ By Steve Jenkins.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:
2009.
From above the surface to the bottom of the deepest sea canyon, unusual creatures inhabit every level of our oceans, even those seemingly hostile to life. In this intriguing introduction, Jenkins explores the Pacific, gradually descending to its depths (shown by a scale along the right hand side of each double-page spread). His signature cut-paper illustrations show more than 50 creatures. (Gr K-3)
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Call No. 281529 Kids
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean
/ By Kevin Sherry.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Group.:
2008.
Having shown his skill at drawing both abstractly and from life, the squid declares, I'm making my masterpiece! The book itself, however, packs less of a punch. Although the character's manic eyes, cavernous smile and irrepressible self-esteem still exude plenty of charisma (especially after he paints himself a mustache midway through), there's no compelling narrative arc or antagonist this time out; each spread is just another chance for the squid to show something else he can draw or another style he can adopt.
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Call No. 281532 Kids
The Frogs and Toads All Sang
/ By Arnold Lobel.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers:
2009.
From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold Lobel's characters continue to be so popular years after debut.
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Call No. 281533 Kids
Trout are made of Trees
/ By April Pulley Sayre.
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge:
2008.
How can a leaf become a fish? Join two young children and their dads to find out, as they observe life in and around a stream. Energetic collage art and simple, lyrical text depict the ways plants and animals are connected in the food web. Back matter provides information about the trout life cycle as well as conservation efforts that kids can do themselves.
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Call No. 281534 Kids
Foo, the Flying Frog of Washtub Pond
/ By Belle Yang.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick ; London : Walker:
2009.
In a cozy, tropical place called Washtub Pond, three web-footed creatures pass carefree days playing and dreaming together. Sue-Lin Salamander, Mao-Mao Mudpuppy, and Foo Frog have been best, samesize friends since the day they were born. But like all young creatures, these three grow up — and some really BIG changes in Foo Frog put the trio’s friendship to the test. With warmth, lighthearted wit, and a bit of hot air, Belle Yang has written and painted a laugh-out-loud story in bold, comedic strokes.
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Call No. 281540 Kids
Little Fish, Lost
/ By Nancy Van Laan.
New York : Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers:
1998.
A vibrant aquatic tale. As Little Fish searches for his mother, he swims here and there in his African water hole, exploring a world filled with "Striped fish,/freckled fish,/whiskered fish,/puffy fish." At the surface he spies feathered, furry, and scaly mothers and their babies. He even encounters a scary big fish (just like Leo Lionni's Swimmy did), but his mother is nowhere to be found. Clever observers will spot her eye or tail or jaunty polka dots in every spread but will still rejoice with Little Fish when mother and son reunite. While the plot is eminently predictable, words and pictures work together to create an original whole.
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Call No. 281545 Kids
The freshwater alphabet book
/ By Jerry Pallotta.
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge:
1996.
Illustrated by David Biedrzycki. An inviting look at freshwater biology. In this alphabetically arranged overview, Pallotta surprisingly includes the Snow Monkey, who stays warm by soaking in hot springs, and Nessie, the legendary Loch Ness monster, along with familiar and lesser-known freshwater fish and crustaceans. Biedrzycki's beautiful naturalistic illustrations show each creature in its native habitat. A brief, two or three sentence description for each entry mentions its unique characteristics and explains how it got its name. (Gr K - 3)
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Call No. 071198
Lake Superior Rock Picker's Guide
/ By Kevin Gauthier and Bruce Mueller.
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press ; Traverse City : Petoskey Pub. Co.:
2007.
This guidebook is for anyone who has walked along a Lake Superior beach, picked up a stone, and wondered, "What is this?" Bruce Mueller and Kevin Gauthier researched Lake Superior's entire shoreline to create this thorough and accessible volume.
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Call No. 071199 Fiction
Starvation Lake: A Mystery
/ By Bryan Gruley.
New York : Simon & Schuster:
2009.
After crossing an ethical line while writing an investigative series for the Detroit Times, reporter Gus Carpenter has returned to his hometown of Starvation Lake, Mich., to work for the local paper. Evidence surfaces that the town's legendary hockey coach, Jack Blackburn, was murdered. Carpenter's reopening of the case, which has personal resonance for him, shakes all sorts of skeletons loose.
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Call No. 140861
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
/ By Novella Carpenter.
New York : Penguin Press:
2009.
An account of the author's GhostTown Farm and why she started raising her own food in what is often thought of as one of the worst neighborhoods in Oakland, California.
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Call No. 191143
Wreck of the Carl D.: A True Story of Loss, Survival, and Rescue at Sea
/ By Michael Schumacher.
New York : Bloomsbury USA:
2008.
Great Lakes historian Schumacher profiles another nautical tragedy. The Carl D. Bradley, a 638-foot limestone carrier, sank to Lake Michigan's cold bottom 50 years ago. Known as the "Queen of the Stone-Carrying Fleet," it was the most expensive wreck in the history of the Great Lakes, totaling $8 million. The human cost was far greater, as many of the 33 deceased lived in one city, the ship's port of Rogers City, Michigan.
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Call No. 201688
Paradise Found: Nature in America at the Time of Discovery
/ By Steve Nicholls.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press:
2009.
The author brings this nation's spectacular environment back to vivid life, demonstrating with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it. The story of the continent’s colonization forms a backdrop to its natural history, which Nicholls explores in chapters on the North Atlantic, the East Coast, the Subtropical Caribbean, the West Coast, Baja California, and the Great Plains.
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Call No. 201691 Fiction
North of the Port
/ By Anthony Bukoski.
Dallas, Tex. : Southern Methodist University Press:
2008.
In this collection of 12 stories drawn from the experience of post-World War II Polish refugees in the U.S., Bukoski continues the themes and uses the style that characterizes previous work.
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Call No. 201692 Fiction
A Reliable Wife
/ By Robert Goolrick.
Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill:
2009.
Set in 1907 Wisconsin, Goolrick's fiction debut gets off to a slow, stylized start, but eventually generates some real suspense. When Catherine Land, who's survived a traumatic early life by using her wits and sexuality as weapons, happens on a newspaper ad from a well-to-do businessman in need of a "reliable wife," she invents a plan to benefit from his riches and his need. This darkly nuanced psychological tale builds to a strong and satisfying close.
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Call No. 220304
The photographers guide to Great Lakes lighthouses
/ By Richard F. Edington.
Westfield Center, Ohio : Four Seasons Photography:
2008.
A new concept in "how to' books for photographers is presented here. The book will be of interest to those who enjoy beautiful photos of lighthouses and instructional to those photographing lighthouses.
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Call No. 220308
The floating boathouses on the upper Mississippi River : their history, their stories
/ By Martha Greene Phillips.
[Minnesota : Boathouse Book]:
2009.
The book focuses on the 160-mile span of the river from Red Wing to Prairie du Chien, where about 600 boathouses remain “in twos, threes and strands.” The book is full of color photographs, art and archival pictures.
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Call No. 240569
Our Life in Gardens
/ By Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux:
2009.
Two garden designers write about the life -- and garden -- they share.
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Call No. 281535
Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking
/ By Mark Bittman.
New York : Macmillan Pub.:
1999.
From anchovy to wolffish, Mark Bittman, the executive editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine, presents fish and shellfish by name, offering discussions on preparation and presentation along with sumptuous recipes. Bittman proposes everything from traditional fare--Dungeness crab salad and marinated grilled salmon--to more complex dishes like curried mussels and raw sea bass salad.
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Call No. 281536
The Freshwater Fish Cookbook
/ By A.D. Livingston.
Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press:
2009.
The Freshwater Fish Cookbook is A. D. Livingston’s gift to the freshwater angler, delivered in his incomparable and humorous style. With easy-to-follow instructions, these more than 200 mouthwatering recipes—for a huge net full of fish including trout, salmon, black bass, perch, pike, walleye, stripers, and many others—are a must-have for any angler who likes to “keep a few for the table” and those who cook and clean their catches.
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Call No. 281537
Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and Environmentally Sustainable Seafood
/ By Paul Johnson.
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley:
2007.
Written for people who love seafood but worry about the overfishing of certain species as well as mercury and other contaminants, Fish Forever pinpoints today's least-endangered, least-contaminated, best-tasting fish and shellfish species. The author provides in-depth guidance on 70 different fish along with 96 stylish international recipes that highlight the outstanding culinary qualities of each.
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Call No. 281538
The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish
/ By David Kinney.
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press:
2009.
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is a five-week fishing tournament, but that description doesn’t really do it justice. The derby, which has been held annually since 1946, is no mere fishing contest. It is, depending on the participant, a quest, a near-religious event, a self-affirmation, or just a chance to prove you can catch the biggest fish. In this lively book, the author combines a first-person account of a single derby with a history of the tournament itself (and it’s a distinctly checkered history, with allegations of corruption and conspiracy, not to mention a few notable fatalities).
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Call No. 281539
A Fishery Manager's Guidebook
/ By Kevern Cochrane and Serge Garcia.
Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell:
2009.
Fisheries management is a complex and evolving discipline but fisheries management as a coherent discipline is still poorly defined and poorly understood. This publication strives to identify the primary tasks in management of capture fisheries, with particular emphasis on sustainable utilization of the biological resources, and to demonstrate how these tasks should be integrated and coordinated to obtain the desired benefits from the biological resources in a sustainable and responsible manner.
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