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Parts of a Book
Authors who started as teachers
100
A fictional story with a problem or puzzle to solve with clues and suspects.
What is a mystery?
100
a short tale that teachers a lesson or moral
What is a fable?
100
a source that contains information about many different subjects.
What is an Encyclopedia?
100
A little dictionary in the back of a book
What is a glossary?
100
She wrote the Harry Potter series
Who is J.K. Rowling?
200
a short tale that teaches a lesson or moral.
What is a Fable?
200
an imaginary tale containing magic and fantasy creatures
What is a fairy tale?
200
a source of words, listed alphabetically, with definitions and pronunciation guides.
What is a dictionary?
200
A list of the chapters or stories in a book
What is a table of contents?
200
He is known for his Alice and Wonderland books.
Who is Lewis Carroll?
300
A modern story with events that could really happen.
What is realistic fiction?
300
a traditional story of gods or heroes that explains the customs and beliefs of a people, things or events
What is a myth?
300
a source filled with fun facts and interesting true information that is produced yearly.
What is an Almanac?
300
an alphabetical list of the subjects in a book (usually found at the back of the book)
What is an index?
300
She is the author of the Little House on the Prairie books
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
400
A fictional story where real events and/or people are mixed into a story that takes place during a specific time in history.
What is historical fiction?
400
one of the oldest stories in the world, inscribed in clay tablets (hint: I read the trilogy to you last year)
What is Gilgamesh?
400
a source that shows synonyms and antonyms for different words.
What is a Thesaurus?
400
Where one would find the title, author and publisher of a book
What is a title page?
400
He wrote the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Who is C.S. Lewis?
500
A story that has events like magic or time travel or talking animals, that could not really happen.
What is fantasy?
500
a humorous story that uses outrageous exaggeration
What is a tall tale?
500
a collection of maps
What is an Atlas?
500
proof that one owns the rights to a book
What is a copyright?
500
His school stories include Frindle, The Janitor's Boy and Lunch Money.
Who is Andrew Clements?