New and Notable—National Museum of Natural History Library

Late June new book arrivals in the Natural History Libraries — quite a cross section!

Where to watch birds in Ethiopia, by Claire Spottiswoode, QL692.E8 S66 2010 Birds Library

The great sperm whale: a natural history of the ocean's most magnificent and mysterious creature, by Richard Ellis, QL737.C435 E437 2011 Kellogg Library

First life: discovering the connections between stars, cells, and how life began, by David Deamer, QH326 .D43 2011 Natural History Library

Dinosaurs and other extinct saurians: a historical perspective, edited by R.T.J. Moody, et al., QE861.4 .D57 2010 Vertebrate Paleontology Library

Richard Woods (1715-1793): master of the pleasure garden, by Fiona Cowell, SB470.W66 C69 2009 Botany Library

Chrysanthemum stones: the story of stone flowers, by Thomas S. Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji, QE471.15.C3 E45 2010 Botany Library

—Polly Lasker