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Library Sections
Parts of a Book
Reference Books
Genres
Dewey Decimal System
100
The desk we go to when we're ready to check out our books
What is the circulation or checkout desk?
100
A list of topics that can be found in the book (in alphabetical order)
What is the index?
100
A book that is filled with maps
What is an atlas?
100
A story book with a mystery that the characters try to solve
What is a mystery?
100
Encyclopedias are in this Dewey Decimal section of the library
What is the 000 section
200
True book are found on these shelves
What are the nonfiction sections of the library?
200
A small dictionary found in the back of the book that lists important words (and what they mean) from the book
What is the glossary?
200
A book where you can find the meaning of a word
What is a dictionary?
200
Talking animal stories are part of this fiction genre
What are fantasy books?
200
Greek myths are in this Dewey Decimal section of the library
What is the 200 section?
300
Kindergarten - second graders often check out story books in this section
What is the Easy or Picture Book section?
300
Found at the front of the book, this page gives the title, author, publisher, place of publication, and copyright date
What is the copyright page?
300
A book that lists synonyms for words (for example, sofa = couch)
What is a thesaurus?
300
A fiction chapter book that sounds like it could happen in the future (alien stories are also part of this genre)
What is a science fiction book?
300
Dinosaurs are in this Dewey Decimal section of the library
What is the 500 section?
400
Untrue story books with chapters are found in this section
What is the chapter book or fiction section
400
Found near the front of the book, this table lists the chapter titles (in the order they're found in the book)
What is the table of contents?
400
A set of books that contains detailed information about people, places, and ideas
What is an encyclopedia set?
400
These adventure made-up stories almost always take place outside
What are adventure books?
400
Pets are in this Dewey Decimal section of the library
What is the 600 section?
500
Books in this section tell the true stories of people's lives
What is the biography section?
500
This helps hold the pages of the book together
What is the spine?
500
A book published each year that contains information about that year
What is an almanac?
500
A fiction chapter book that sounds like it could really happen today
What is a realistic fiction book?
500
Fairy tales are in this Dewey Decimal section of the library
What is the 300 section?