General Library Knowledge
Parts of a Book
Genre & Style
Library Organization
Random Topics
100

This is the way we enter the library

Quiet voice, walking feet, hands to myself

100

This is the part of the book that holds it together

Spine

100

These books are make-believe, not real

Fiction

100

The books in the Easy Fiction section are in this order

ABC order, or by the first letter of the author's last name

100

I am in the Everybody/Easy section looking for a picture book, Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt – what call number/letter will I find this book under?

E
WAT

200

This is the person who writes the book

Author

200

This page has a list of chapters and page numbers

Table of Contents

200

These books give facts and information

Non-fiction

200

Picture books or easy chapter books written from imagination are what type of book?

Fiction

200

The Caldecott Award is given for the book with the best...

Illustrations or pictures

300

This person draws the pictures in the book

Illustrator

300

This is the sticker on the spine of the book that tells me where the book lives (or the book's address) on the shelf

Call Number

300

A book that is similar to a comic book

Graphic Novel

300

This is the part of the library where I would find a book about how to train a dog

Non-fiction section

300

What is the name of the wordless picture book we read that had a dinosaur in it?

Chalk

400

Where can I find the Who Would Win books?

Nonfiction section
(or in the Nonfiction Bin)

400

This page in the back of a book shows a list of topics or names with the page number where it may be found.

Index

400

These stories may involve animals acting as people and have magical elements. They often begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "They lived happily ever after."

Folktale or Fairy Tale

400

All fiction books in the library are organized in ABC order by this person's last name

Author

400

What is the name of the search engine that we use to look up library books?

Destiny Discover Search

500

This is what I use when I am looking for a book so that I remember where it goes if I decide I don't want it

Shelf marker

500

This line of text appears underneath a photograph, explaining what is shown in the picture

Caption

500

This is the story about a real person's life written by another person.

Biography
(or Nonfiction book)

500

This is where a story takes place. What is that called?

Setting

500

Name two books written by the author that came to visit Wyoming School this year

What is the author's name?

There are several correct answers – Mrs. Hurley will be the judge!

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