Back to basics
What happens to a book when you return it to the library?
The book is scanned or "checked in?"
This part holds the book together.
What is the "spine?"
Begins with "Once upon a time.....", set in medieval times, includes royalty, magic, good and evil
What are fairy tales?
"I write the book."
Who is the author?
You use the catalog to search for print books within the library.
True?
When you check a book out of the library, you ___________________ it.
What is "borrow"?
This is where you can find a short description of the story.
What is the "back cover?" or inside the front cover.
True stories about real people and their lives.
What are biographies and autobiographies?
"I create the artwork in the book."
Who is the illustrator?
Jason Chin is the award winning author and illustrator that visited our school this year.
True!
This is what the librarian does when you borrow a book from the library.
What is check out or scan the book?
These are pictures that are made by artists in some books.
What are illustrations?
The Harry Potter series is an example of this genre that includes magical elements that could not happen in the real world...
What is fantasy?
These books have many illustrations and are found in the Easy Everybody Neighborhood.
What are picture books?
All of these are library online resources:
World Book Kids, Britannica School, PebbleGo, BrainPOP, TrueFlix, BookFlix.
True.
What I should do if I want to keep my library book past the due date?
What is "renew" my book?
This part includes the title, author, illustrator, publisher and place of publication. It is usually found in the beginning of every book.
What is the title page?
These types of books contain facts and information.
What is nonfiction?
This kind of book contains speech bubbles and illustrations. In these the story is mostly told through dialog. The call number for this type of book is GN.
What is a Graphic Novel?
The Series of Unfortunate Events was written by Lemony Snicket. Lemony Snicket is the author's pseudonym. A pseudonym is a ficticious name usually used by an author.
True.
If your book is returned late it is considered...
What is "overdue"?
This is a list of chapters or topics found near the front of a book.
What is "the table of contents"?
These stories are based on real events in history, but the characters themselves did not really exist.
What is historical fiction?
These books contain the same characters, but they are always in different situations. The characters continue to be in more than one book. Examples of these types of books are You Choose, Junie B. Jones, Mercy Watson and My Weird School.
What are series books?
The school librarian is Mrs. Parmenter.
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