Nonfiction Text Features
Part of the books that lists the author, illustrator, publisher and maybe a small illustration
What is the Title Page?
F
What is Fiction?
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”
What is Harry Potter?
The name of the place where books are checked in and checked out
What is the circulation desk?
The true account of a person's life
What is a biography?
At the front, it is the title list of chapters or sections of the book and the page numbers
What is the Table of Contents?
GN
“First of all, let me get something straight: this is a journal, not a diary.”
What is Diary of A Wimpy Kid?
Checking out a book for another two weeks
What is renew?
True fact books
What is nonfiction?
Brief description of an illustration or diagram
What is a caption?
E
What is Easy Fiction?
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
What is Holes?
Ask to be next to check out a book
What is put a book on hold?
What is the Gladwyne Library Blackboard?
List of words and their definitions at the back of the book
What is the glossary?
B
What is Biography?
“In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf.”
What is The Very Hungry Catepillar?
The name of the tool we use to search for books in the library
What is the catalog?
The online encyclopedia found on the Library Webpage
What is World Book Online?
At the back of the book, it is a list of specific topics and on which page they are located in the book
What is the index?
Dewey Decimal Numbers
What is Nonfiction?
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
The Cat in the Hat
What two things do you need to know about a library book to find it on the shelves?
What is the title and the call number?
The resource on the webpage (not World Book) you can use to find biographical information
What is Fact Cite?