About the Dewey...
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100

The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize what kind of books?

nonfiction books

100

A book that is NOT true is...

fiction

100

The most popular category Mr. Dewey created covers a lot of different topics, including weather, landforms, animals, etc.

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?

sports, dance, music, gymnastics, fishing, games, etc.

100

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

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

200

The Dewey Decimal System is divided into how many categories?

10 categories

200

A book written about someone's life is called...

biography or an autobiography

200

This Dewey Decimal category has books where man thinks about himself and how he feels. The category number is...

100s

200

The 600s category relates to technology books. What are three kinds of books you could find in this section?

vehicles, cooking, pets, health, building, etc.

200

What do you know about a book with the call number 400 LOW?

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.

Melvil Dewey

300

Books that are arranged using the Dewey Decimal System are usually...

nonfiction books

300

The 200s section includes books dealing with...

Gods or Religion

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.

literature fiction

300

A nature and mathematics book written by John Wexco would have what call number?

500 WEX

400

Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?

so books especially nonfiction books can be organized by their category to make us easier find the books that we want and to put the book back to where it belong.

400

A kind of book that can be found in nonfiction, but is not really true is... 

HINT: They are there because they teach life lessons and how to get along with other people.

fairy tales

400

Military books are found in the 300s - this section has books where man thinks about...

other people 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 and mathematics category 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

it is a history type book with the author's last name starting with BEA

500

When was the Dewey Decimal System created ?

1876

500

To make the address (call number) for a nonfiction book, you will need ....

the Dewey number for that category and the first three letters of the author's last name

500

If you were interested in learning a foreign language, you need to go the _______ category.

400s

500

The 900s section of the library contains three types of books. What are two of these?

geography, history, and biographies

500

EASY QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DOES F STAND FOR IN A CALL NUMBER?

Fiction

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