Parts of a Book
Authors
Literary Genre
Hodge Podge
Library Terms
100
It holds the pages of a book together
What is the spine?
100
He likes to create his illustrations in "collage" with lots of color. One of his books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Who is Eric Carle?
100
A story about magic and supernatural forces, not so much about technology.
What is fantasy?
100
This is the system we use to search for books on a computer by title, subject or author.
What is OPAC? (online patron access catalog)
100
A book used to determine the definition and proper spelling of a word.
What is a dictionary?
200
The first page of a book. It tells you the book's title, the author, and the publisher.
What is the title page?
200
She wrote a series of fantasy books about a school of magic.
Who is J.K Rowling?
200
A story that takes place in the real world, with real world people, but with several fictionalized or dramatized elements. This kind of story is set in the past.
What is historical fiction?
200
The person in the library who has a twin sister?
Who is Mrs. De Leon
200
The non-fiction section of the library is organized using this system.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
300
A listing that tells you the names of the chapters in the book and the page on which each begins.
What is the table of contents?
300
He wrote a series of books about a boy and his friend fly.
Who is Tedd Arnold?
300
The characters in this genre are often trying to solve something that is unexplained, often a crime.
What is mystery?
300
A book of synonyms and antonyms?
What is a thesaurus?
300
This is a set of exclusive rights granted by the law to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work.
What is copyright?
400
It tells you what topics are in the book. The topics are listed in alphabetical order and indicate the pages where the topics are discussed.
What is the index?
400
He wrote a series of novels where the main character wears his tighty whities.
Who is Dav Pilkey?
400
Similar to fantasy, except stories in this genre use scientific understanding to explain the universe that it takes place in.
What is science fiction?
400
Arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.
What is the fiction and easy fiction section?
400
If you present someone else's work as your own, it's called this.
What is plagiarism?
500
Found at the end of a book. A list of words in alphabetical order with definitions.
What is the glossary?
500
He wrote a number of children's books where the main characters are mice.
Who is Kevin Henkes?
500
A story that is dominated by action. They involve danger, risk and excitement. Events are more remarkable and extraordinary than in everyday life.
What is adventure?
500
When looking for books on library shelves, it's the first item you must get.
What is a shelf marker?
500
This is the "address" for a website.
What is the URL (uniform resource locator)