Fiction
NON-FICTION
BIOGRAPHIES
DEWEY DECIMAL
Parts of a Book
100

This type of book tells a made-up story

What is fiction

100

This type of book gives real facts and information.

What is nonfiction?

100

A biography is a book about this.

What is a person's life?

100

This system helps organize nonfiction books.

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

100

This part of the book tells the name of the book.

What is the title?

200

A book about a wizard school is an example of this genre.

What is fantasy fiction?

200

A book about the solar system is an example of this.

What non-fictions?

200

A book about Abraham Lincoln written by someone else is called this.

What is a biography?

200

The Dewey Decimal System uses this to organize books.

What are numbers?

200

This part lists chapters and page numbers.

What is the table of contents?

300

Fiction stories usually include these three elements: characters, setting, and ___.

What is plot

300

Nonfiction books are often used for this purpose.

What is research or learning?

300

A book someone writes about their own life is called this.

What is an autobiography?

300

Books about animals are found in this Dewey range.

What is 590?

300

This part tells who wrote the book.

What is the author?

400

This fiction genre includes detectives solving crimes.

What is mystery?

400

This type of nonfiction book gives step-by-step instructions.

What is a how-to book?

400

Biographies are usually found in this Dewey Decimal range.

What is 920 or B?

400

The Dewey number for technology and inventions is around this.

What is 600?

400

This part at the back of the book lists sources.

What is the bibliography?

500

Fiction books are usually organized by this in the library.

What is the author's last name?

500

Nonfiction books are organized by this system.

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

500

This part of a biography tells about the person’s childhood.

What is the early life or background?

500

This person created the Dewey Decimal System.

Who is Melvil Dewey?

500

This part gives a short summary of the book, often found on the back cover.

What is the blurb?