Genres
What two general categories can most books be separated into?
What is the term for the company that prints and sells a book?
What is the publisher?
What popular graphic novel series by Kazu Kibuishi takes two children on a search for their kidnapped mother?
What is Amulet?
If Mrs. Fernandez wrote a picture book, what would the call number be?
E FER
What Dewey section would I find the Guinness Book of World Records in?
What is the 000 section?
Name two genres of Fiction Books:
survival; fantasy ; adventure; sports ; mystery; realistic fiction; historical fiction; suspense
What is the symbol for copyright?
A "c" with a circle around it
What is Dr. Seuss's real name?
What is Theodore Geisel?
Chapter books for older elementary and junior high kids are kept in what section?
What is Middle Fiction?
Why did Dewey create his numbered system?
What is to make organization of all Libraries the same?
What kind of fiction contains characters or events that really existed in history?
Historical Fiction
When a person writes their own book about their own life, what is it called?
What is an autobiography?
What chapter book was one of the few NON-picture books to recently win the Caldecott Medal for best illustrations?
How are the biographies arranged in our Library?
What is by ABC order by the person's last name they are about:
EX: George Washington = J B WAS
What Dewey section would you find WILD animal books in?
What is the 500 section?
Give an example of a type of book you would find in the non-fiction section
MANY answers....
What are TWO differences between a TABLE OF CONTENTS and an INDEX?
Table of Contents: Front/ by page #/Chapter titles
Index: Back/ ABC order/ by topic
Who wrote the Warriors series?
Who is Erin Hunter?
What are the two fiction sections on the elementary side called?
E for Everyone
JF- Junior Fiction
( Also have ER, E2,E3 and E4 on the racks)
What Dewey section contains History and Geography books?
What is the 900's section?
Name two types of folktales:
Legends; myths; fairy tales; tall tales; fables; mythology
What do you call the list of sources that an author ( or a student!) uses to find information for a book report or project?
What is a Works Cited or Bibliography?
John Flanagan wrote an adventure fantasy series about a young boy named Will. Name the series. (It's Mrs. F's favorite!)
What is "Ranger's Apprentice"?
Why is the Reference section of the library different from other sections of books?
What is they stay in the Library/ can't be checked out?
What group of books was pulled from the 800's section and given it's own special section?