Genres
Fictional stories with make-believe elements such as magic, talking animals or super-natural events are what this genre is about.
What is Fantasy?
It’s the part of the book that holds all the pages together and it can be broken if one does not take care of the book.
What is the book's spine
This is the person who writes the book.
Who is the Author?
The section of the library that contains informational books.
What is the Non-Fiction section.
The children's book award that is awarded each year for the most distinguished illustrations.
What is the Caldecott Medal?
A story with a puzzling event or circumstance that does not resolve until the end of the story.
What is Mystery?
It’s the part that protects the book ... kind of like skin.
What is the Cover?
This is what you should use to save your place in a book since we NEVER fold down the corners!
What is a bookmark
F on the spine label stands for this section of the library.
What is Fiction?
The book award that is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.
What is the Newbery Medal?
This Genre has fictional characters but the setting and events of the story really happened a long time ago.
What is Historical Fiction?
This is the name of the book.
What is the Title?
These books are full of illustrations and use talking bubbles.
What is a Graphic Novel?
Books in the non-fiction section are arranged by this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
It's the book award voted on by kids that these letters stand for BCCCA
What is the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award?
An account of a real person’s life or events in their life written by another person
What is a Biography?
A list chapters or sections of a book, organized in the order in which they appear. Found at the front of the book.
What is the Table of Contents?
This is the person who draws or paints the pictures for the book.
Who is the Illustrator?
Books in the Everybody section are arranged on the shelf, alphabetically by this.
What is the Authors last name?
Elementary school age kids vote on the winner of this book award, which has the acronym ORCA.
What is the Oregon Reader's Choice Award?
This genre is based on imagined future advances in science and technology; frequently portraying space or time travel.
What is Science Fiction?
It’s the page in a book that comes before the introduction, prologue or story begins.
What is the Title Page?
Not found in all books, but usually placed at the end and is an alphabetical listing of subjects, names or contents contained in non-fiction books.
What is the Index?
Books from this section stay in the library and cannot be checked out but it contains dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias.
What is the Reference Section?
This book is a Newbery Winner or Honor book.
What is (any Newbery Award Book from any year)?