Parts of a Book
Shelf Elf
Author or Illustrator?
2nd grade Dewey!
What's on the spine?
100
What part of a book holds the book together?
The spine!
100
What is the name of our shelf elf?
What is Skoob!
100
Who is the person who writes the book?
What is the author!
100
This is the nonfiction section where I would find books on space.
What is 500-599.
100
The little tab on the bottom of the spine of a book is called what?
What is the spine label?
200
The outside of the book is called this?
What is the front cover!
200
Skoob likes to good behavior when we are looking for books. What is one thing he looks for?
What are whisper voices, walking not running, shelf markers.
200
Who is the person who draws the pictures?
What is the illustrator!
200
This is the nonfiction section where I would find books on how to draw.
What is 700-799.
200
Who's name might you find on the spine of the book?
What is author (and/or illustrator)
300
An inside page that looks a lot like the front cover is called this.
What is the title page.
300
What does Skoob hope you use to remember where your book came from on the shelf?
What is a shelf marker!
300
If the person writes the words AND draws the pictures, is he or she an author AND illustrator?
YES!
300
This is the nonfiction section where I would find Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
What is 300-399.
300
What does the call number (spine label) tell you about a book?
What is where to put it on a shelf (is it Everybody? Nonfiction? Reference?)
400
What part of the book faces OUT when it's on a shelf?
What is the spine!
400
Skoob says in order to keep our books clean and neat, we never do this near our books.
What is eat or drink.
400
What word do we look for to know who wrote the words?
What is "by"
400
This is the section where I would find Joke Books.
What is 800-899.
400
Why do we have to be able to see the spine on the shelf?
Because that is how we find information about the book. If we see the pages, we don't know what the book is!
500
Where can find a list of pages where nonfiction chapters begin?
What is the table of contents.
500
Skoob really worries about ripping pages in books. What is a good way to turn the pages to make sure they are safe?
What is by the corner of the page, carefully.
500
What are some clues about who the illustrator is?
What is "pictures by" or "illustrated by"
500
This is the nonfiction section where I would find books in Spanish.
What is 400-499 (467.6)
500
Why do we hold the book by the spine?
The spine holds the book together. If our hand is on the spine, we know we are keeping it safe!!
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