Look it up
You would use this to find out if the library owns a book you're interested in, or books on a topic that interests you.
What is the library catalog?
The removable paper cover on most picture books, usually with a decorative design matching the artwork in the story, used to protect the book from dirt or damage.
What is a dust jacket?
This is where you'll find the description of a hardcover book with a dust-jacket.
What is the front inside flap?
He wrote The Dumb Bunnies, Dogzilla, and Kat Kong.
Who is Dav Pilkey?
Stories that are made up from the imagination of the author and are not true.
What is Fiction?
In addition to a book's title, you would write this down to help you locate a book on the library shelves.
What is a call number?
Some illustrators incorporate this into their drawing. Every book has one.
What is a gutter?
This part of the dust-jacket often features the author's photo and description.
What is the back inside flap?
A major award honoring a brilliant picture book by an American illustrator.
What is the Caldecott Medal?
Writing dealing with facts and events rather than the imagination.
What is Nonfiction?
In school libraries, the nonfiction books are usually shelved using this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal system?
This is where you'll find a book's call number, title, and sometimes the author's name when you're looking for a book on the library shelves.
What is a spine?
This is where you might find blurbs, or testimonials, written by other authors who want to share how great the book is.
What is the back cover?
An annual award honoring a brilliant book for children by an American author.
What is the Newbury Award?
A fictional story where the characters have to be detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually filled with suspense!
What is a Mystery?
To find a picture book or chapter book in the library, you need to know this about the author.
What is the author's last name?
This is when the artwork in a picture books runs all the way off the page, showing no white space around the image.
What is a bleed?
This is where you would look to find out if the book's first sentence intrigues you.
What is the opening page (or first page)?
She wrote The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon.
Who is Meghan McCarthy?
A book that tells the life story of a real person written by someone else.
What is a Biography?
If the library catalog is being used by someone, this is another great resource to help you find a book.
What is a librarian? Or, what is a friend?
These often feature artwork by a book's illustrator, and sometimes publishers use them to give you clues as to what's inside the book. They are one of Ms. Bri's favorite parts of a book.
What are the endpapers?
This is where you can read about an author you really like, find out what other books he or she has published, and get contact information to send them fan mail.
What is the author's website?
This book's opening line is, "Where's Papa going with that axe?"
What is Charlotte's Web?
A story featuring unrealistic settings and/or magic, possibly involving wizards, mythical beings, or other supernatural characters.
What is Fantasy?