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Text Features
Call Numbers
100

The Dewey Decimal System organizes these types of books.

Nonfiction books

100

This genre combines real historical facts with make-believe elements.

Historical fiction

100

This section is where you would find poetry.

800s

100

This explains what is shown in a picture or illustration.

Caption

100

This section of the library has call numbers that begin with an F.

F

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Fiction

200

In what section would you find books about football?

700s

200

This genre consists of fictional stories containing magical events and/or creatures that could never be real.

Fantasy

200

This section is where you can find a variety of religions.

200s

200

These are drawings that show the basic shape of the land and other geographical, political, or historical features.

Maps

200

Graphic Novels have a call number that begins with this number.

741.5

300

History and Geography can be found in what main Dewey Decimal section?

900s

300

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.

Mystery

300

This is the section where you can find recipe/cooking books.

600s

300

This lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers

Table of Contents

300

Call Numbers for this section of the library begin wit ha number.

Nonfiction Section

400

In what main section can you find books about haunted houses/ghosts?

000s

400
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology.

Science Fiction

400

This is the section where you could find both earthquakes and aardvarks.

500s

400

This is an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.

Index

400

Call numbers are located on this part of the book.

Spine

500

In what main section can you find books about languages?

400s

500

Stories that are funny and aim to make you laugh

Comedy/Humor

500

This section is where you can find fairy tales.

300s

500

This is a list of key terms in alphabetical order with their definitions.

Glossary

500

Cal numbers are created using this part of an author's last name.

First 3 letters of the author's last name