Anatomy of A Book
Genres
Missing Words
Reference
Dewey Decimal
100

List of chapters at the beginning of a book

What is a table of contents?

100

Books that use pictures as the primary means of storytelling, along with some text

What are graphic novels?

100

A dictionary in a book is called a _______.

What is a glossary?

100

A book of maps

What is an atlas?

100

A book with the call number 398.1 GEF can be found in the fiction section or the nonfiction section

What is nonfiction?

200

Part of a book where call number and other labels go. 

What is the spine?

200

Imaginative books about past times, events, and people

What is historical fiction?

200

A reference source that gives an article about a subject.

What is an encyclopedia?

200

A book that tells the meaning of a word

What is a dictionary?

200

In the nonfiction section a book about pets would be found in the: 300s, 600s, or 900s

What are the 600s?

300

A book that has a soft cover

What is a paperback?

300

Books that often contain mythological creatures, magic, and the impossible

What is fantasy?

300

World ___________ and Book of Facts is a book about lots of general information on may different subjects.

What is Almanac?

300

A book where you could find another word for "good" as well as the opposite of that word

What is a thesaurus?

300

Books about poetry and literature can be found in the: 100s, 500s, or 800s 

What are the 800's?

400

Page that shows when the book was published

What is the copyright page?

400

Books about using science to accomplish something fantastical or impossible, such as time travel.

What is science fiction?

400

A ___________ is a list of sources used in doing research.

What is a bibliography?

400

In an atlas, where can you look to find out what the symbols on a map mean

What is a legend/key?

400

The Dewey number that you would find books about weather and animals

What are the 500s?

500

Drawings and artwork in a book are known as...

What are the illustrations?

500

A book about your life written by you is an ______, while a book about your life written by someone else is a _________

What is an autobiograpy and biography?

500

Organized collection of sources that are verified for accuracy

What are databases?

500

What online site can you use in our library to find out if a book you want is checked out

What is OPAC or computer catalog?

500

You would find books about origami in the: 400's, 200's or 700's

What are the 700's, Fine Arts?

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