Parts of a Book
The part of the book you see when the book is on the shelf
Spine
This is what you use to move up and down on a specific page
Scroll Bar
Stories that are made up from the imagination of the author and are not real
Ficton
In the library the books are sorted using a special system. What is the system called?
Dewey Decimal System
This lists all the chapters in the book. You can use it to find out what page each chapter is on
Table of Contents
This shows you the address of a website on the internet
Address Bar
Books that tell us the story of real people and/or events
Non-fiction
The numbers or letters taped on the side of a book is called the...
Call Number
This names the title of the book. It also tells you who the author and illustrator is. It even tells you the publisher.
Title Page/Cover
A program that searches information on the internet by looking for keywords
Search Engine (ie: Google)
A fictional story where the characters have to be detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually filled with suspense.
Mystery
What is a barcode?
A group of lines that the computer can read.
The part of a textbook that might list the meaning of the word temple.
Glossary
How do you save a website?
Use the bookmark tool
A non-fiction book about a real person's life and their accomplishments or events that happens during their life written by someone else.
Biography
Where would you find the barcode number on a book?
Underneath the barcode
An alphabetical listing of all topics/items usually found at the end of a textbook
Index
And image or portion of text that, when clicked, will take you to another page, image, or sound.
Hyperlink
Style of writing where words are arranged in a metrical pattern and often (thought not always) in a rhymed verse
Poetry
In the fiction second of the library, how are the books sorted?
By author name