Genres
Fictional stories with make-believe elements such as magic, talking animals or super-natural events are what this genre is about.
What is Fantasy?
It’s the part of the book that holds all the pages together and it can be broken if one does not take care of the book.
What is the book's spine
This is the middle chunk of the alphabet. (Hand movements must accompany the answer)
What is L,M,N,O,P
The section of the library that contains informational books.
What is the Non-Fiction section.
The children's book award that is awarded each year for the most distinguished illustrations.
What is the Caldecott Medal?
A story with a puzzling event or circumstance that does not resolve until the end of the story.
What is Mystery?
It’s the part that protects the book ... kind of like skin.
What is the Cover?
W is found in this chunk of the alphabet. (Hand movements must accompany the answer)
What is W ... X,Y,Z?
F on the spine label stands for this section of the library.
What is Fiction?
The book award that is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.
What is the Newbery Medal?
This Genre has fictional characters but the setting and events of the story really happened a long time ago.
What is Historical Fiction?
This is the name of the book.
What is the Title?
The chunk of the alphabet that the hand movement looks like a mountain. (Hand movements must accompany the answer)
What is Q,R,S,T,U,V?
Books in the non-fiction section are arranged by this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
It's the book award voted on by kids that these letters stand for BCCCA
What is the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award?
An account of a real person’s life or events in their life written by another person
What is a Biography?
Found at the front of the book, this is a list of chapters or sections of a book, organized in the order in which they appear.
What is the Table of Contents?
The chunk of the alphabet that comes at the beginning and uses two signs for letters. (Hand movements must accompany the answer)
What is A,B,C,D,E?
Books in the Everybody section are arranged on the shelf, alphabetically by this.
What is the Authors last name?
Elementary school age kids vote on the winner of this book award, which has the acronym ORCA.
What is the Oregon Reader's Choice Award?
This genre is based on imagined future advances, frequently portraying space or time travel.
What is Science Fiction?
This is found in many non-fiction books at the end and contains an alphabetical list of subjects in the book.
What is the index?
The chunk of the alphabet that includes the letter J? (Hand movements must accompany the answer)
What is F,G,H,I,J,K?
Books from this section stay in the library and cannot be checked out but it contains dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias.
What is the Reference Section?
This book is a Newbery Winner or Honor book.
What is (any Newbery Award Book from any year)?