A bevy of new books!

 Recent additions to the Room of Words:


History of Travis County and Austin, 1839-1899 / Mary Starr Barkley

This book is a classic.  Some nice entries on Waller Creek (the creek that runs next to the school). 
I think it's so cool  that Griffin people have been working on creek restoration--pulling out invasives like  
ligustrum  (some call it "disgustrum").  
(F 392 .T7 B3 1963)


Magic Eye : A New Way of Looking at the World:  3D Illusions

This was wildly popular in the mid nineties.  I never could see the "hidden" images..  See if you can find them.
(N 7430.5 .M24 1993)

Renaissance by Andrew Graham Dixon             Published to accompany the BBC television series.                                                           (CB 361 .G695 1999)

The Complete Pyramids by Mark Lehner      (DT 63 .L4 1977)

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Design Since 1900 by Guy Julier

Some pretty cool stuff in here

This one is in the Reference section (facing the carrels) cause it's a dictionary.

(Ref NK 1390 .J85 2205)

The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw and Paul Nicholson                                            (Ref DT 58 .S55 1955)
Yep, a dictionary in Reference.

 











The complete encyclopedia of illustration / by J.G. Heck

(Ref NC 960 .C7 1979)
This is a fantastic source of clip art.  Again, in Reference.
Hey Kelly--stuff on ancient Rome starts with plate 197.






 Friday's bird?  A ruby-crowned kinglet.

Stay warm.  Happy reading.



Your faithful word herder,

Ingrid