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When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
Underline
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
Map
Shows what something looks like (taken with a camera)
Photograph
Feature that occurs on either the side or in a box to give you more information.
Text box or sidebar
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font
Bold Print
Tells a book's title, author, and illustrator.
Title Page
An illustration that includes labels which give more information about certain parts of the picture
Diagram
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
Timeline
Shows what something looks like (drawn by an artist).
Illustration
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
Glossary
Words under a picture that tells you about about the picture.
Captions
Helps you compare information just by looking at it. It is shaped like a circle with wedges.
Pie Chart
When the words are slanted.
Italics
Feature that lists the chapters and what pages they are on.
Table of Contents
Small circles that separate parts of lists and make them easier to understand
Bullet Points
Helps you compare information just by looking at it. It has columns of different lengths to represent different amounts.
Bar Chart
When a word or phrase a strip of color over the text.
Highlight
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
Index
Divides the text into sections and explains what each section will be about.
Heading
Labels