General Dewey
Who is Melvil Dewey
The creator of the Dewey Decimal System
600's
Books about health, technology, vehicles, pets/farm animals
How many subjects are in the Dewey Decimal System?
10
Solar System, insects, wild animals, math
in the 500's
Books made up by the author?
Fiction
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
700's
Books about arts & recreation
What does Dewey like to do when he was little?
1.Read
2.Go to the library
3. Organize things
Languages, grammar
in the 400's
What are books that are about real things, people, events, and places called?
Non-Fiction
What section of the library uses the Dewey Decimal System?
Non-Fiction
500's
Books about math and science
Which books aren't sorted by the Dewey Decimal System in our library?
Fiction, picture and graphic novels
Religion and mythology
in the 200's
How are fiction books shelved?
Alphabetically by author's last name
What numbers are used to organize books in the Dewey Decimal System?
000-999
900's
Books about history and geography
How were books arranged in libraries before the Dewey Decimal System?
Size, color or by date added to the library
Poetry, plays, and literature
in the 800's
How are non-fiction books shelved?
By subject in the Dewey Decimal System
Where is the Dewey number located on the book?
On the spine
400's
Books on languages
What kinds of libraries use the Dewey Decimal System?
All libraries (school, public, private)
Biographies
in 900's (921)
Which library section has both fiction and non-fiction books that are like comic strips?
The Graphic novel section