The Man Dewey
Who is Melvil Dewey
It's a book about science and the author's last name starts with Mel.
Which category would I go to if I wanted a book on animals?
What is Science, 500s
The 700s are about art, name three subcategories found under art.
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F for Fiction
This is how old M. Dewey was when he invented the Dewey Decimal System
What is 21
What can you tell about this call number 971 KIN?
This book is about history or geography and the author's last name starts with Kin
What is the 900s, History and Geography
Where would I find the book "You Wouldn't Want to be a secret agent during WWII"?
900s, History
A book written about someone's life and found in the 900s is called a what?
Biography
What is he created the DDS to help organize books by subject
What would be an example call number for a book about how to speak Russian written by the author Alexander Pushkin?
What is 400 PUS
I want to check out some books on robots, where should I go?
800s, Literature
What are two ways you can tell if a book is non-fiction?
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Who did M. Dewey create a school for in the 1800s?
What would be an example call number for a book about soccer written by Mia Hamm?
What is 700 HAM?
I want to find some books on holidays, specifically Eid Al-fitr, where should I go?
Look in the 300s, the social science section
Where would I find a book on space?
500s, Science
Why did M. Dewey invent the Dewey Decimal System?
Libraries and organizations used whatever system they felt like to organize books and it was madness!!!
How many categories did M. Dewey create for the Dewey Decimal System? Name two.
General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Science, Language, Science, Technology, Arts, Literature, Geography and History
What would the call number be on a book on technology with the author Amy Hansen?
600 HAN
I need to find books on world records, where should I go to find them?
000s, Generalities
Where would I find a book on mental disorders like depression or anxiety?
100s, Philosophy and Psychology
Fiction books have a spine label too, what is on a fiction book's spine label?