Nonfiction
What are NonFiction books?
Books that give us information or true Facts.
What does the letter E on the call number mean?
The book is E for Everybody- it is meant for everyone to read.
What is a call number?
The white tag on the spine of a book that shows us where the book is located / the book's address.
Where do I go online to find a book title in this library?
Destiny Discover
In which genre would Dork Diaries or Diary of a Wimpy Kid be found?
Fiction
What do the three letters under the F in this call number mean? F APP
the first three letters of the author's last name.
Example: APP
What section would I go to if I want a real information about animals?
NonFiction
Stories that are made up from the author's imagination.
What information is given on a book's call number?
Genre (E, F, or Nonfiction) and first 3 letters of the author's last name
In a NONfiction book, how and where do you find out what words used in the book mean?
Glossary in the back of the book
What are biographies?
True stories written about a person's life by someone else
If you find a book in the wrong spot, where do you look to find where it should be placed on the shelf?
Look at the call number for the book's address and it will tell you E for Everybody, F for fiction, or a Dewey number for a nonfiction book.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
A classification system that organizes NonFiction books by subjects / topics using the Dewey Decimal system [like a number line from 000-999].
Name at least 3 characteristics or elements of fairytales?
Talking animals
Enchanted settings
Magic
A problem that needs to be solved
Good and evil
Heroism
When searching for books in a forward-facing bin, how should you leave the books after you're done searching?
Leaning toward the back of the bin, not forward so that the bin does not fall on the floor