Learn the Learn the Library!Library!

Learn the Learn the Library!Library!

Based on a Power Point Designed by Claudette Based on a Power Point Designed by Claudette CurlCurl

Revised by Carolyn Rhoades and Kathryn RichardsRevised by Carolyn Rhoades and Kathryn Richards

Learn the Library!

Goals of the Library

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the arrangement of the library.

2. Identify specific parts of a book and the information included in each part.

Information • Your task is to identify the

five different areas of our library and explain what is found in each area.

• You will identify the following six parts of a book: spine, cover, title page, table of contents, index and glossary.

Our Library

Our library is arranged in five sections:

– Easy

– Fiction

– Non-fiction

– Biography

– Reference

EasyFiction

Non-fiction Biography

Examples of books from each section

Reference

Reference

Now it’s time to talk about the parts of your library!

– Easy

– Fiction

– Non-fiction

– Biography

– Reference

EASY Section

• The first section is called Easy. This section is fiction.

Easy Books• Easy books use illustrations (pictures)

to tell much of the story.• The illustrations in Easy books

sometimes tell different parts of the story than the words.

• Illustrations are very important in Easy books and are sometimes more important than the words!

• Easy books are ‘make-believe’ stories from the author’s imagination.

Easy book example

• This is a make-believe story with lots of pictures.

• The pictures are a very important part of the story.

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Be sure to choose the BEST answer! ~ What is an Easy book?

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Be sure to choose the BEST answer! ~ What is an Easy book? An Easy book has illustrations in it. An Easy book tells part of the story

with pictures. The illustrations are important in

an Easy book. All of the answers are right. None of the answers are right.

An Easy book has illustrations in it. An Easy book tells part of the story

with pictures. The illustrations are important in

an Easy book. All of the answers are right. None of the answers are right.

Click the choice that is the BEST answer.Click the choice that is the BEST answer.

You know it!You know it!

• All three of the first answers are correct – that means the 4th choice is the BEST one.

• Very, very good!

Fiction Section

• Another section is called Fiction.

Fiction (Chapter Books)

• Fiction books usually have more words, fewer pictures, and longer stories than Easy books.

• In Fiction books, the words are more important for the story than the pictures are.

• Fiction books are ‘made-up’ stories.

What is a Fiction book?

Pick the best answer by clicking on it.

Fiction books are real stories, not ‘made-up’ stories.

Fiction books usually don’t have more words than picture books.

Fiction books have mostly words.

Fiction books are never hardback

WOW!• Bravo!• Good job!• You are

brilliant!• Way to go!

• Bravo!• Good job!• You are

brilliant!• Way to go!

Non-fiction (Information)

Section• The third

section is Non-Fiction Books. These are also called Information Books.

Non-Fiction / Information Books

• Non-Fiction (Information) books are stories that tell about things that are real.

• Non-Fiction books have real places and real things in them.

• Non-Fiction can be about people, about places, about things – they can be history, or geography, crafts, sports, weather, science fair projects, even dinosaurs . . .

Read this to practice• Non-Fiction (Information) books are

stories that tell about things that are real.

• Non-Fiction can be about people, about places, about things – they can be history, or geography, crafts, sports, weather, science fair projects, even dinosaurs . . .

Click to answer.

What is the best answer for Non-

fiction? Non-fiction is pretend, or

made-up (make-believe). Real information is not found in

Non-fiction. Non-Fiction can be about

people, about places, or about things.

Click the best answer choice.Click the best answer choice.

Awesome answer!

•You rock!

Biography Section

• The fourth section is called Biographies. Biographies area kind of non-fiction.

Biographies

• Biographies are about real people.

• Biographies tell about the life of a person that lived in the past or even one that lives now.

• Biographies are true, and they are about real people, not made-up characters.

Biography example

• This is a biography about a real person named Michael Jordan.

What is a Biography? A Biography is a book about a real person’s life.

A Biography is made-up and imaginary story.

A Biography gives definitions of words.

Click on the best answer above.Click on the best answer above.

You answeredcorrectly.

Now you may go on to the next slide.

Click here to go to the next slide

Congratulations!Congratulations!

This is the end of part one.This is the end of part one.Give yourself a pat on the back Give yourself a pat on the back

and a “round” of library and a “round” of library applause!applause!

Start part 2

Parts of a book

Each book in the library has many parts. You will learn six parts :

spine cover glossary title page table of contents index

The Cover of a Book

• The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.

Front Cover

spine

Here are the covers of some Easy books that are

very popular.

What part is the Cover?

The cover is inside the book.

The cover is the outside of the book.

The cover is in the back of the book

.

The cover is the wrapping on the book

at the store.

OOPS!Read this again . . .

• The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.

FrontCover

spine

Hooray! That’s it!!!Hooray! That’s it!!!

You answeredcorrectly!

Good job!

You answeredcorrectly!

Good job!

The Spine of a Book

• The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf.

• The spine of a book helps hold your book together and keeps it strong just like the spine in your body does!

Here is one human spine and four book

spines.

(Click on the Correct Answer)

The spine is the part that shows when the book is on the shelf.

The spine is on the front of the book.

There isn’t usually a spine in picture books.

The spine can be where-ever the librarian wants it to be.

What part of the book is the spine?

Oops! Read this again and then answer the

question.

• The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are alongside your book.

Click Here to Try Again!

Hip! Hip! Hooray!

You arecorrect!

Excellent!

You arecorrect!

Excellent!

Table of contents

This is an example of a table of contents in a book.

Other pages you know . . .

• The Table of Contents is at the beginning of a book.

• If there is an Index, it is at the back of the book.

• A Glossary is also at the back of the book and tells you what words in the book mean.

This is an Index from a book. It is a lot like a Table

of Contents.• The index is

arranged alphabetically and tells you on what pages you will find each topic.

Glossary

A glossary is in theback of the book andgives definitions ofdifficult words used in the book.

Who is the author? The author is the

person who writes the story.

• The author writes the words of a story. Sometimes the author draws the pictures, too. Then you say the person is the author and illustrator. The author always writes the words.

The author writes the words of the story.

• Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the story.

What does the author do?

The author is the person who reads the story in the library.

The author draws signs on billboards around town.

The author writes the words of the story.

The author draws the pictures, but doesn’t write any words.

Click on the Correct Answer Click on the Correct Answer

AWESOME!

You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

AWESOME!

You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

Please read this and try again . . .

• Easy books use illustrations (pictures) to tell lots of the story.

• Illustrations are very important in Easy books and are sometimes more important than the words!

• Easy books are ‘make-believe’ stories from the author’s imagination.

Click Here to Try Again!

Good try . . . read this . . .

• The Author is the person who writes the story. (The person who draws the pictures is called the Illustrator.)

Click Here to Try Again!

The Illustrator draws the pictures in a book.

• The illustrator is the person who draws the pictures in a story book.

• Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.

The Illustrator draws the pictures

This book is illustrated by

Tony DiTerlizzi.

(He won an award for the drawings!)

What does the Illustrator do?

The illustrator is the person who buys the book.

The illustrator mails the book to people who order it.

The illustrator writes the story. The illustrator draws the pictures

in the story.

Click on the Correct Answer

Click on the Correct Answer

BRAVO!You know

what an illustrator does.

Way to go!

Oops! Read this again -

The illustrator is the person who draws the pictures in a story book.

Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.

Sometimes there are just a few pictures. The person who draws them is the illustrator.

Click Here to Answer.

The Title is the name of the story.

• The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.

• The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story.

• Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words!

The title (name) of this book is

The Spider and the Fly.

What is a title? The title is the name of the story. The title is the name of the person

who wrote the story. The title doesn’t show up on the

cover or the spine of the book. The title is the wrapping at the

store.

Click on choice to answerClick on choice to answer

Great Work!!

Oops! Read again to learn about the title:

• The title is the name of the story

• The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story.

• The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.

Click Here to Answer.

Oops! Read again to learn about the title:

• The title is the name of the story

• The title on a page called The Title Page right before the is beginning of the story.

• The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.

Click Here to Answer.

You have learned six book parts !

• Spine• Cover• Table of Contents • Glossary • Title • Index

You have learned about:

• The arrangement of the library and the books in each section: Easy books (fiction), Fiction (chapter) books, Non-fiction, and Biographies

• Title, Spine, Cover, and Author, and Illustrator

Keep up the good work!

• When you come to the library next time, you’ll know where to look for each type of book.

• You’ll be able to find the books you want too, by knowing where to look!