Parts of a Book
Reference Books
Dewey Decimal System
100
I give the title, author, illustrator, publisher, and place of publication.
What is a Title Page?
100
I am a book that gives information on one topic only.
What is a Specialized Encyclopedia?
100
I invented the Dewey Deciaml System.
Who is Melvil Dewey?
200
On me, the author compliments or humors a person.
What is a Dedication Page?
200
I am a dictionary that is one subject.
What is a Special Subjuct Dictionary?
200
I am a book on economics, and I'm found somewhere in the Dewey Decimal System.
What category is in 300 Sociology?
300
I am a short note at the beggining of the book to explain the purpose in the book.
What is a Forward?
300
I am a book that contains synonyms and antonyms.
What is a Thesaurus?
300
Technology has a number in the Dewey Decimal System.
Is technology number 600?
400
I am the "backbone" of the book.
What is a Spine?
400
I am a book with short answers to questions and topics revised annually.
What is an Almanac?
400
900 is a category in the Dewey Decimal System.
In the category for 900 Geography, History, Travel, and Biography?
500
I am the list of chapters with page numbers.
What is the Table of Contents
500
I am an alphaletical lists geographic places and their latitude and longitude to make it easier to locate on maps.
What is a Gazetteer?
500
I'm the category number 010.
What category number is Bibliography?
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