Parts of a Book
On the Shelves
Genres
Book Rules
Miscellaneous
100
The person who writes the story.
What is an author.
100
If a call number has F on it, what kind of book are you looking at?
What is fiction
100
A story about a person's life, written by somebody else.
What is Biography?
100

How should you carry your library book?

Using two hands so it doesn't fall.

100

This is the name of our library.

What is the East Albemarle Media Center?

200
This page tells the pages where each chapter begins.
What is the Table of Contents?
200
The sticker on a spine of a book that gives the "address" of the book (information of where the book goes on the shelf).
What is call number
200

This type of story has been around for a long time and is passed down from generation to generation. The characters and story line tend to be exaggerated.

What is a folktale?

200

What are two things that you should never put near a library book?

Food and liquid

200
If a story is made up, it is this type of writing.
What is a fiction?
300

This part of a book is used to hold the book together and has the author's last name and call number.

What is the spine?

300

How are the nonfiction books organized on the shelf?

What is by a number system (000-999)?

300
This fiction genre uses clues and typically have detectives or characters acting like detectives.
What is mystery?
300

Where should you keep your library book while you have it checked out?

At school or in your backpack
300
The company that works with authors and illustrators to make a book.
What is a publisher?
400
This is a "mini dictionary" found in the back of some nonfiction books.
What is a "glossary"
400

This is a type of book that provides information and data.

What is a nonfiction book?

400

The stories in this genre typically use animals as the main characters and have moral lessons in the end.

What is a fable or fairy tale?

400

How long can you keep a book checked out from the library?

What is two weeks?

400
This is done when you wish to keep a library book longer than its original due date.
What is to renew?
500
This page at the front of the book lists the title, author's name, illustrator's name, publisher and copyright date.
What is the Title page?
500
Two or more books that are linked by the same characters, settings, or other common traits.
What is a Series?
500
This genre has made-up stories and characters that happened in the past.
What is historical fiction?
500

Which way should a book be put on the shelf in the library?

What is with the spine facing out?

500
How are Fiction books arranged on the shelf?

What is by the author's last name?

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