Library Skills
What is the Caldecott Medal?
An award given to the book with the best pictures.
When a web address ends in .gov, what does that mean?
The site was created by a government agency.
Name one Patricia Polacco book
There are many!
What is a biography?
A true story written about a person's life.
How do we make Dash move?
We program him by writing computer code.
What does the Call Number F Avi tell you?
The book is in the fiction section. It is written by Avi.
What does C in a circle mean?
Copyright. This means the work cannot be copied without permission from the author or publisher.
Who writes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?
Jeff Kinney
What genre do we call stories that have been told and retold, handed down from generation to generation, and often travel around the world?
Folk tales
What is one thing that you learned from wildlife biologist Jenny Dickson?
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What are three ways to search for a book using Destiny?
Title, author, subject, series or keyword
T in TRAP stands for Timely. What does that mean when you are evaluating a website?
Has it been updated recently?
Name one title by author Raina Telegmeier.
Smile, Sisters, Drama, Ghosts
What genre includes magical happenings and things that could not happen in real life?
Fantasy
What is special about Patricia Polacco's KeepingQuilt?
The nonfiction books in the library are arranged according to what special system?
The Dewey Decimal System
Why is it important to know who created a website?
To help you determine if you can trust the information
Who wrote the Lightning Thief Series?
Rick Riordan
In this genre, the story takes place in the past and includes some real events and characters but also some fictional events and characters.
Historical Fiction
We had a Skype visit with Barb Rosenstock after reading The Camping Trip that Changed America. What was this book about?
John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt went camping in Yosemite.
What does it mean to cite a source?
You are writing down where you found your information. It is giving the author credit for their ideas.
What is a URL?
A Uniform Resource Locator or web address
Tui T. Sutherland is the author of what popular series?
Wings of Fire
In what genre do we find detectives and red herrings?
Mystery
Who was Action Jackson?
Jackson Pollock, who pioneered action painting - splatter