What does the letter "F" on the spine of a book mean?
Fiction
100
What is the name of a book called?
Title
100
What is a fiction book and give an example?
A fiction book is a book or story that is made up. The story is about characters and events that are not real.
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
HARRY POTTER
100
What is Harry Potter?
A Wizard
100
What is the award given each year to the children's book with the best pictures?
Caldecott Medal Award
200
What type of a book would have numbers on the spine and then 3 letters --usually below the numbers?
Non-fiction
200
What is the special page of a book called that looks a lot like the front cover, but it gives us more information? This page usually is found before the story starts?
The Title Page
200
What kind of order are fiction books in on the library shelves?
Fiction books are in alphabetical order.
They are arranged or shelved by the first three letters of the author's last name.
200
Name this animal book character whose nose has changed over the years and he now looks a lot like his illustrator or creator. This character has real life problems in each story or book and solves them by the end of the story.
Arthur
200
Who wins the Caldecott Medal Award?
Illustrator
300
What do we call a person who writes the words in a story or book?
Author
300
What is the part of a book found at the beginning (after the title page and before the story starts) that tells the name of each chapter and the page that chapter will begin?
Table of Contents
300
What is a non-fiction book and give an example?
A non-fiction book has facts in it. Non-fiction deals with real people or things and events.
Biographies
History Books -- Civil War
Poetry
Fact books on birds, dogs, cats, trees, weather, Etc.
300
Name Dr. Seuss' most famous character?
The Cat in the Hat
300
What is the award given each year for the best story? It is the best children's written book.
Newbery Medal Award
400
What do we call a person who draws the pictures in a book?
Illustrator
400
What is a list of difficult words found in a book in alphabetical order (a type of dictionary) found in the back of a book that describes or defines words used in the books? This is very helpful in non-fiction books.
Glossary
400
What type of book is a fairy tale?
Non-fiction
398.2
400
What book series is based on Greg Heffley's journal?
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
400
Can an author win the Newbery Award if they are not a US citizen?
No
500
When you check out a book, how many weeks can you keep it before it is due or before renewing it?
Two weeks
500
What is an alphabetical list found at the end of a book that tells on what page or pages a particular subject or name can be found in the book?
Index
500
What order are non-fiction books in on the library shelves?
Numerical
500
What is the author's name who created a series of books based on her childhood growing up on the prairie in Wisconsin? The main character has the same name.