Parts of a BookParts of a Book

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Most books have at least five of these Most books have at least five of these parts.parts.

•Spine

•Cover

•Author

•Illustrator

•Title

•Title Page

•Table of Contents

•Index

•Glossary

•Bibliography

The SpineThe Spine

The spine of a book is the part that you The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf. The see when the book is on the shelf. The call numbers are on the spine.call numbers are on the spine.

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

These spines give strength.These spines give strength.

The CoverThe Cover The cover is the The cover is the

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

The cover of a book The cover of a book will include the title will include the title of the book.of the book.

The AuthorThe Author

The author is the The author is the person who wrote person who wrote the book.the book.

This information This information will be on the title will be on the title page and usually page and usually on the coveron the cover..

The IllustratorThe Illustrator

The illustrator The illustrator is the person is the person who draws the who draws the pictures in the pictures in the book or on the book or on the covercover..

Title or Title PageTitle or Title Page

The title of the book The title of the book is usually on the is usually on the cover. cover.

You can also see You can also see the title on the “title the title on the “title page” of the book, page” of the book, usually right inside usually right inside the cover.the cover.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

The table of contents will list the chapters or sections and tell you what on page they start.

The IndexThe Index

The index of a book will list all of the major topics – in alphabetical order – and tell you on what pages the information starts and stops.

This will help you to quickly decide if a book has enough information about your topic so you don’t have to read the entire book to find one special topic.

The GlossaryThe Glossary

The glossary The glossary is a little is a little dictionary in dictionary in the back of the back of the book that the book that defines words defines words you might not you might not understand.understand.

BibliographyBibliography

The bibliography of a The bibliography of a book lists all of the people book lists all of the people who wrote books or who wrote books or articles that gave the articles that gave the author ideas and help author ideas and help when he wrote his book. when he wrote his book.

It is a fair way to give It is a fair way to give

credit to others who did credit to others who did work before the author.work before the author.

example:example:

Ricciuti, Edward R. Ricciuti, Edward R. What on Earth is a What on Earth is a CapybaraCapybara? ? Woodbridge, CT: Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch, 1995.Blackbirch, 1995.