BooksBooks

The cover of a book gives us information about it…

The picture

The title

The author

What does the cover tell you about this story?

picture

title

author

What do you think this non-fiction book is about?

picture title

author

The cover might also tell you the

name of the illustrator.

pictures by Jared Lee

The cover may also have a dust jacketdust jacket over it.

title

illustrator

This part of the book is called the spine.spine.

Can you see the title and the author’s names?

The spine is really important

as it helps to hold the book

together.

In a library, the spine gives us

information about where to find a book on the shelves.

Inside the book are pages. They are sometimes called the leaves leaves of a

book.