Parts of a Book
This is the part of the book that faces out on the shelf.
What is the spine?
A book that provides spelling, pronunciation and definition of words.
What is a dictionary?
This is the person(s) I go to for help in the library.
Who are the librarians, Mrs. Haugen or Mrs. Koval?
I am reading a factual book about earthquakes.
What is nonfiction?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What is Jeff Kinney?
In a non-fiction book, you look here to find the subjects and pages and it is found at the beginning of the book.
What is the table of contents?
A book created for the blind.
What is a braille book?
This is the person that writes the words in a book.
Who is the author?
I am reading a fiction book about the revolutionary war.
What is historical fiction?
James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
What is Roald Dahl?
This is the part of the book that tells us where the book lives on the shelf..
What is the call number or the spine label?
This is the area that I would find factual books that are organized by the Dewey Decimal system.
Where is the non-fiction section?
This is the person that creates the pictures in a book.
Who is the illustrator?
I am reading verses or lyrics that may or may not rhyme.
What is poetry?
Series of Unfortunate Events.
What is Lemony Snicket?
This the page where I can find out the title, the author, the illustrator and the publishing company.
What is the title page?
This is where I go to find if the library has a certain book in the library.
Where is Destiny Discover or the card catalog?
Paper printed weekly or daily containing news, features, opinions and advertising. Could be local, state or national.
What is a Newspaper?
I am reading a fictional story about what life may be like in the future; this story may have time travel, alternate worlds, or alien creatures.
What is science fiction?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
What is J. K. Rowling?
This is the page where I can find out when the book was published and where.
What is the copyright page?
This is where I could look for a book if not found in our school library.
What is Pioneerland Public Library?
A book containing synonyms and antonyms.
What is a Thesaurus?
I am reading a non-fiction book about a person's life story.
What is a biography?
The Goosebump books.
What is R.L. Stine?