About the Dewey...
Kinds of books
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Call numbers
100

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

What is nonfiction?

100
A book that is NOT true is...
What is fiction?
100

The most popular category in the dewey decismal system. Covers a lot of different topics, including Science, weather, landforms, animals, etc.

What is the 500s?

100

The 700s deals with topics relating to free time. This is the most popular topic in Bridgeport school from this category.

What is SPORTS

100

The place where on the book where you can find the call number.

What is the spine of a book? 

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

This is the Dewey Decimal call number that makes up every biography (there are two parts to the call number).

What is 921, plus the SUBJECTS last name?

200

The 600s category relates to technology books. What are two 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? His first and last name. 

Who is Melvil Dewey?

300
Books that are arranged using the Dewey Decimal System are usually...
What are nonfiction books?
300

The 200s section includes books dealing with...

What is Religion and Mythology 

300

This category includes trivia such as Guinness Book of World Records, as well as unexplained phenomena like big foot and UFOs

What is the 000

300

You know this is a _______ book because it has numbers on the spine label. 

What is non-fiction? 

400

Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?

What is: so books that are the same topic will be together OR to organize nonfiction?

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 and have been passed down word of mouth for generations. 

What are fairy tales and/or folk lore? 

400

This section has military books, as well as books about communities, holidays, and other social sciences, not to mention fairytales and folklore. 

What is the 300s? 

400

These are two things can you tell us about a book with the call number 599 CAT (What does 599 stand for then what does CAT mean).

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

400

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
Approximately how long ago was the Dewey Decimal System created (1500, 1600, 1700, etc...) ?
What is the 1800s or about 130 years ago?
500

Book found in the 700s about sports, video games, art, etc.

What are books about free time? 

500

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

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What are picture books? 

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