About the Dewey...
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100
The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize what kind of books?
What is nonfiction?
100

In our library, one fiction genre has its own category. What is it?

What is graphic novels?

100
The most popular category Mr. Dewey created covers a lot of different topics, including weather, landforms, animals, etc.
What is the 500s?
100

The 700s deals with topics relating to free time. What are three kinds of books that you might find in this section of the library?

What is sports, dance, music, gymnastics, fishing, video games, chess, arts, etc.

100

What two things do you know about a book with the call number FIC NET?

What is it is fiction and the author's last name begins with NET?

200

The Dewey Decimal System is divided into ten _________.

What is groups or categories?

200
A book written about someone's life is called...
What is a biography or an autobiography?
200

If you were looking for a book on how to make friends and maintain friendships, it would be in this section.

What is 100s?

200
The 600s category relates to technology books. What are three kinds of books you could find in this section?
What is vehicles, cooking, pets, health, building, etc?
200
What do you know about a book with the call number 400 LOW?
What is it is a language book and the author's last name starts with LOW?
300
Who created the Dewey Decimal System? You must tell me his first name and his last name.
Who is Melvil Dewey?
300

In Biography, the letters on the call number do not stand for the author. What do they stand for?

The letters in the call number stand for the famous person the biography is about. So 921 OBA would be a biography on Obama (or someone with OBA as the beginning of their last name).

300

The 200s section includes books dealing with...

What is Religion and Mythology?

300
We have too many of these books for them to fit in the 800s, but Mr. Dewey wanted all ______ books to fit into this Literature category.
What is fiction?
300
A nature/science book written by John Wexco would have what call number?
What is 500 WEX?
400
Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?
What is so books that are on similar topics would be arranged together on the bookshelves, OR to organize nonfiction?
400

398.2 is a huge category in our library and is one of the only sections of nonfiction with stories. What is it?

What are fairy tales?

400

Military books, government books and books on civil rights are in this section.

What is the 300s or Social Sciences?

400

What two things can you tell us about a book with the call number 599 CAT?

What is it is a science/nature book and the author's last name starts with CAT?

400
What can you tell me about a book with the call number 910 BEA?
What is it is a history type book with the author's last name starting with BEA?
500
Approximately how long ago was the Dewey Decimal System created (1500, 1600, 1700, etc...) ?
What is the 1800s or about 130 years ago?
500
To make the address (call number) for a nonfiction book, you will need both....:
What is the Dewey number for that category and the first three letters of the author's last name?
500

Sign language can be found in this category.

What is 400s?

500
The 900s section of the library contains three types of books. What are two of these?
What is geography, history, and biographies?
500

What you know about a book in our library with the call number GR-FIC ESC.

It's a graphic novel whose author's name begins with ESC.

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