New Reference Additions:

Color Atlas of Human Anatomy contains over 650 detailed, clearly labeled illustrations of the human body.

Social Dancing in America traces the historical development of dance from the earliest American settlements to the present day.

Interesting Web Sites:

Find a Good Book
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/findagoodbook.cfm/
This site from the Hennepin County Library helps to answer the common Reader's Advisory question, "Can you find me another author like this one?" Not just a list, the results gives short annotations of titles by the suggested authors.

Nutrient Data Laboratory
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
This web site from the United States Department of Agriculture gives the nutrients in food, including fruits, vegetables, meats, and even prepared foods.

Stumper for May 2007:

I am working on a colonial history project with 5th graders. We are having great difficulty in identifying a famous colonial hornsmith. Can you help me?

Answer: Enoch Noyes
Source: The Yankee Peddlers of Early America by J.R. Dolan

Stumper for July/August 2007:

I am writing a book on amputees and am looking for statistics to go in my forward. I have searched and searched. Do you think you can help me?

Until next month,
Eleanor Sathan
Regional Reference Librarian
esathan@mhl.org