Kinds of Books
Books with facts that are real are called...?
A Non-Fiction Book
Name a book you could find in the 500s
Science, Physics, Maths, Space, Earth Science, Plants, Animals, Insects, Birds, Reptiles or Dinosaurs
Where would you find information about:
Whales
500
Where would you find information about:
Medicine
600
You can find the Dewey Decimal system in use in TWMS Library.
True.
A book with world maps is called...?
An Atlas
Name a book you could find in the 900s
Explorers, Maps, Ancient History, World History
Where would you find information about:
Music
700
Where would you find information about:
Poetry
800
The Dewey Decimal system was designed to organize your bedroom.
False. It was designed to organize non-fiction.
A book with stories which are NOT true is called...?
A Fiction Book
Name a book you could find in the 600s
Inventions, Medicine, Technology, Engineering, Transportation, Pets, Cooking & Baking, Home & Family Management, Manufacturing
Where would you find information about:
Languages
400
Where would you find information about:
Sports
700
The Dewey Decimal system uses numbers.
True.
A book full of words and their meanings is called...?
A Dictionary
Name a book you could find in the 000s
General Knowledge (Guinness Book of Records, Weird But True facts etc.)
Information Science & Computers (Internet, Programming, Computer Systems etc.)
Unexplained Mysteries (Aliens, UFOs, Ghosts, Monsters etc.)
Where would you find information about Geography:
910? 550? 950?
910
Which Dewey number would you find information about Cooking:
641? 741? 794?
641
You can find information about poetry in the 500s.
False. You can find information about Animals in the 500s.
Which category of FICTION books has stories that could be real?
Realistic Fiction
Name a book you could find in the 400s
Languages
Where would you find information about insects or birds?
590
Which Dewey number (to the nearest 100) would you find information about:
Noah and the Flood
200
The Dewey Decimal system was invented by Marvin Dewey.
False. It was invented by Melvil Dewey.