Picture books
What is a picture book?
A book about a famous person.
What is a nonfiction book?
A nonfiction book is a book that has facts in it or has facts that people used to believe.
What is a chapter book?
A book that usually has little to no pictures, is longer in length than a picture book, and has much more words to read.
What is a paperback?
A book that has a cover made of paper.
Where are the picture books?
On the caterpillar wall or the Everyone wall.
Where are the biographies?
On the people wall
Where are the nonfiction books?
On the Fairytale wall and the Snake wall
Where are the Chapter books?
Where are the paperbacks?
Spinner behind the checkout counter
What does the call number on the book spine start with if the book is a picture book?
An "E" for Everyone
What does the call number on the book spine start with if it's a biography?
It starts with a "B" for biography
What does the call number on the book spine start with if the book is in the nonfiction section?
It starts with a number, since we use the Dewey Decimal system to organize the subjects.
What does the call number on the book spine start with if the book is a chapter book?
It starts with "FIC" which stands for fiction.
What does the call number on the book spine start with if the book is a paperback?
It starts with "PB" which stands for paperback.
If I wanted you to go get a picture book written by Robert Munsch, where would I go?
GO to the caterpillar (Everyone wall) to the M section. Look for MUN in ABC order in that section.
If I want to find a biography for Rosa Parks, where would I go?
Go to the "P" section on the biography wall (people wall) and in the P section find PAR in ABC order.
If I want to find a dog book where would I go?
You would go to the nonfiction wall. The dog books are in 636 since Pets are the in the 600s. (You can look up pets or dogs on the chart below the Mount Rushmore painting.
If I want to find the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling where would I go?
You need to find the "R" section in the chapter books on the M - Z side of the library shelves. Then find ROW in ABC order.
Where do I find the paperback Charlie books by C.A. Goody?
You will need to go the spinner that has D - H at the top and then find GOO in ABC order.
How many main sections are in the library?
4 main sections
How many mini sections are in the library?
1 section - paperbacks
How many sections altogether in the library?
5 sections
Where do we find the call number on a book?
It's on the white label on the book spine called the spine label.
How do I know the call number when I look up a book on the computer?
It is listed right above the title when I search the computer.