Parts of a Book
Things We Use
Dewey Decimal System
Name That Genre
"Answer this question"
100
I protect the book
What is the Cover?
100
This is what is scanned on a book to check it out.
What is the Barcode?
100
I created the Dewey Decimal System.
Who is Melvil Dewey?
100
This genre includes talking animals and magical powers.
What is Fantasy?
100
What are the words in a book called?
The Text.
200
This is where I honor someone in my book
What is the Dedication Page?
200
I hold the spot while you decide if you want to check out a book or not.
What is a Shelf Marker?
200
This is where to find fairy tales and folktales.
What is 398.2?
200
This genre includes stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.
What is Traditional Literature?
200
True or False? I can put a book on hold if the book is on the library shelf?
False!
300
I hold the book together.
What is the Spine?
300
I hold a data base record of all the books in the library.
What is the Catalog?
300
This is where I would find cookbooks.
What is 641?
300
Authors like Walt Whitman, Shel Silverstein, and Emily Dickinson wrote this type of work.
What is Poetry?
300
How do I find a book on the shelf from the catalog?
By the Call Number.
400
This is where I find an alphabetical list of vocabulary words from a book.
What is the Glossary?
400
You can use this to look up unfamiliar words.
What is a dictionary?
400
Biographies are found in this section.
What is 92?
400
This genre is classified by the fact that the AUTHOR wrote about their OWN life
What is an autobiography?
400
If I lose or destroy a library book, will the fine disappear when I change grades or leave Polk?
NO!
500
This is where I find what chapters are in a book.
What is the Table of Contents?
500
This is the name of Utah's online library that you can use from your computer at home?
What is Pioneer Library?
500
List three things I can learn about in the 700 section.
What are sports, art, and music
500
I include parts of real history but my story line is created by the mind of the author.
What is Historical Fiction?
500
If I wanted to find a Dr. Suess book, which section would I look in?
The Everyone section.
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