Book Care
These should always be clean and dry before turning pages.
Hands
These books tell stories that are make believe.
Fiction
These are the people or animals in a story.
Characters
This silly character just wants to drive the bus.
Pigeon
We use these kinds of feet when coming into class.
Walking
Books should be kept away from this so they don't get wet.
Water or drinks.
These books teach us real facts about animals, space, or weather.
Nonfiction
This is where and when the story takes place.
This character wants to steal Christmas.
The Grinch
We keep these to ourself all the time.
Hands and feet.
We should turn pages this way so they don't tear.
Gently
These books have a lot of pictures and are just right for us.
Picture Books
This is what happens in the story in order or beginning, middle, and end.
Plot
This character is a curious monkey.
Curious George
We do this to show we want a turn to speak.
Raise our hand.
If a book is broken, we should tell this person.
Ms. Livolsi or your teacher.
This genre rhymes and you might see it in a Dr. Seuss book.
Poetry
This is what goes wrong for the characters in the story.
Problem
This big red dog has lots of adventures.
Clifford
We sit this way on the carpet.
Criss cross.
Don't leave your book on the floor. Put it here when you are done.
Book basket
These books look like comic books that have speech bubbles and can be colorful.
Graphic Novels
This is how the problem is fixed in the story.
Solution
This elephant has Pig as a best friend.
Gerald
We sit this way in our chairs.
Safely on our bottoms.