about books. hello. i am a book worm. if you love books & reading, you are a book worm too!...
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PLUG-INs Information Literacy
@ Fujariah Colleges
ABOUT BOOKS
Hello. I am a BOOK
WORM. If you love books & reading, you are a Book
Worm too!
Today we are going to learn about parts of a book & information
about a book.
The side of a book with the
binding is called the SPINE.
First, a book has a FRONT COVER & a BACK COVER. The heavy paper or leather is called the
BINDING.
Usually the TITLE (name) of a book is on the spine and
the front cover.
Sometimes an expensive book
has an extra paper cover
called a JACKET.
Books with a very heavy
cover are called HARDCOVER or HARDBOUND.
Books with a soft paper cover
are called PAPERBACKS.
The Subtitle gives more information
about what the book is about.
For example, Dubai: City of
Dreams. “Dubai” is the Title & “City of Dreams” is
the Subtitle.
Sometimes a book has both a TITLE and a
SUBTITLE.
A person who writes books is
called an AUTHOR.
Sometimes more than one person writes a book. They are called CO-AUTHORS.
If there are many authors, the person who manages them
is called an EDITOR.
Sometimes a book is appears in a new
language.
A person who changes the
language of a book is called a
TRANSLATOR.
The person who does the drawings is called the
ILLUSTRATOR.
The person who takes
photographs is called the
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Many books have
photographs or drawings.
The company that makes and sells a book is
called the PUBLISHER.
Note the CITY where is publisher is located. You might need this
information later.
. . . sometimes there are different
EDITIONS, or versions, of a
book.
Note the YEAR a book was
published. This is important because . . .
How do you know ? Look at
the year.
All books have a special number called an ISBN.
It is 10 or 13 digits long. For example,
981 0 789 789 789.
This means International Standard
Book Number.
There is a TITLE PAGE
and a COPYRIGHT
PAGE.
The first few pages of a book are called the
FRONT MATTER.
On the Copyright Page, you will find the name of the
publisher, the city, the year & the
ISBN.
A book is divided into parts called CHAPTERS.
So, the chapters are listed in the Contents.
Next, you will find the
CONTENTS or the TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Next you sometimes find
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
DEDICATION.
This is when the author wants to
thank someone for helping him or her
write the book.
Sometimes this is the
wife, husband or mother of the author.
The main part of the book is
called the TEXT.
For example, An APPENDIX, a GLOSSARY, an INDEX & a
BIBLIOGRAPHY or REFERENCE
LIST.
At the end of the book, you find the BACK MATTER.
For example, in an English
Grammar Book, there might be list of irregular
verbs.
An APPENDIX is a list of important
information.
Another example, in a geography
book, there might be a list of
countries and capital cities.
It is like a dictionary. It lists important words that are used in
the book.
What is a GLOSSARY
?
For example, a book about computers
would have a Glossary with special
words about computers.
What is an INDEX ?
An Index will help you find
information on a topic quickly.
An Index is a list of the most important
topics in a book with the page
numbers where you can find the topics.
This is a list of all the books or other sources that the
author used when writing the book.
You will write a Bibliography too when you have a school
project.
Finally, what is a BIBLIOGRAPHY or REFERENCE
LIST ?
Ask your teacher or your friendly librarian if you
have any questions.
I hope this helps you
understand some
information about books.
HAPPY READING
!
Thank you for listening.