DDS
The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize what kind of books?
Nonfiction
Ficton
What is in the 000s?
General works books like encyclopedias
First and Last Name of the man who invented DDS
Melvil Dewey
Where is the call number located on a book
Spine
The Dewey Decimal System is divided into ___ classes
what is a book written about someone's life is called
biography or autobiography
What is found in 920/921?
Biographies (nonfiction books about real people)
Why did Dewey invent the Dewey Decimal System
For an organized way for people to use the library
What is on the spine of Fiction books?
FIC and first three letters of author’s last name
Who created the Dewey Decimal System?
Melvil Dewey
Are their graphic novel non-fiction books in our library? Where are they?
Yes! The non-fiction graphic novels are on the graphic novel shelf, either grouped by author (Telgemeier) or at end of fiction shelved by their number.
What is on a non-fiction book’s spine label?
The Dewey decimal number and first three letters of the author’s last name?
What was Dewey's job?
educator
What kind of book is most popular in the library?
Graphic novels and/or manga
Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?
To organize books
A kind of book that can be found in nonfiction, but is not really true is
Fairy Tale
What kind of books are in the 700s?
Arts and Recreation
Is Mr. Dewey still alive?
No. He died in 1931 at age 80.
What does a pink sticker on a spine of a book indicate?
It is a graphic novel
When was the Dewey Decimal System created
In the 1800´s
To make the call number for a non-fiction book you need to know what?
The category the book falls in and dewey number for that category
What is in the 400´s
language
How old was Dewey when he became an educator?
17
What does a blue sticker on the spine of a book indicate?
It is an ECB (early chapter book)