Dewey Decimal
The Books
How Well do you
Know Mrs. Kim?
Where in the library?
THE RULES
100

Are the Dewey Decimal numbers used for fiction or non fiction?

Non fiction

100

Rounded to the nearest thousand; how many books does Westcot have?

15,000

100

How long has Mrs. Kim worked at Westcot?

18 years.

100

Where are the new books displayed?

Student is able to point to the right place.

100

True or false. Once you've checked your book out you can sit and chat with your friends.

False.

200

The Dewey decimal number 741.5 is used for what genre of books?

Graphic novels

200

Name at least 5 genres of books found in the Westcot Library.

Realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, non fiction, mystery, poetry, biography, or any other...

200

What was the name of Mrs. Kim's class mascot last year?

Mango

200

Where can you find fairy tales?

Student can point out the fairy tales.

200

Where should you put a book that you were looking at and have decided not to take it out?

2 possibilities:

-back on the shelf in the proper place

-on Cart Vader

300

Which hundreds are the poetry books found in? Find one and bring it back and read the number out in 1 minute.

Any from the 800's.

300

Who wrote the Elephant and Piggie books?

Mo Willems

300

How many kids does Mrs. Kim have?

3

300

Where is Cart Vader?

Student can point out where the cart is.

300

True or False. The library is a very large place and that means you can treat it like a gym: running around, yelling, pushing.

FALSE

400

What is Mrs. Kim's favourite book of all time?

The Phantom Tollbooth

400

Find a picture book with an author whose last name starts with "F". You have 1 minute.

Student gets points if they find one in the time limit.

400

If Mrs. Kim is not in the library, can you just take a book off the shelf and bring it to your classroom or home?

No.

500

Mrs. Kim has taught in 3 countries. One is Canada, what are the other 2?

Japan, China