Parts of a book
Library Vocabulary
Genre
General Library Knowledge
Library Misc.
100

This part of the book has the title, author, and publisher and is found near the beginning of the book

What is the title page?

100

When we get a book from the library

What is check out?

100

A book that is make believe

What is a fiction book?

100

A call number that starts with an E is this kind of book

What is an easy or picture book?

100

The part of the book that shows when it is sitting on the shelf

What is the spine?

200

The address for the book which is found on the spine

What is the call number?

200

When we turn a book back in to the library

What is check in?

200

Books that contain facts and true information

What are nonfiction books?

200
Call numbers of fiction books begin with this

What is an F?

200

This is where you look to find the location of a book

What is the online library catalog?

300

The part of the book lists words and their meanings and is found near the back of the book

What is the glossary?

300

The time that we are expected to return the book to the library

What is the due date?

300

Books that have lots of pictures and not always a lot of words

What are easy or picture books?

300

A call number that begins with a number is an example of this kind of book

What is nonfiction?

300

The system of numbers nonfiction books are shelved by

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

400

This part of the book lists the chapters and the pages they are found on and is found near the front of the book

What is the table of contents?

400

The company who actually prints the library book

What is the publisher?

400

Stories focused on a puzzling crime, situation or circumstances that need to be solved

What are mysteries?

400

Books about a real time in the past but with made up characters is this kind of book

What is historical fiction?

400

The award given to the best pictures in a book each year

What is the Caldecott Award?

500

This part of the book is found near the end of the book and lists all the subjects and the pages on which you can find them

What is the index?

500

The year that the author gets exclusive rights to the book they created

What is the copyright date?

500

Books set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real work myth or folklore.  (Harry Potter books are an example of this genre)

What are fantasy books?

500

Books about a person's life are called this

What are biography books?

500

The award given to the best story for children each year

What is the Newbery Award?

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