Let’s Talk About Books! The Parts of a Book (for 3 rd & 4 th Graders)
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1. Lets TalkAbout Books!
2. For example, the outside part of a book is called the COVER.
It protects the books inside parts.
3. The FRONT COVER also hasimportant information on it.
4. The FRONT COVER hasimportant information on it. Like the
TITLE of the book.
5. The FRONT COVER hasimportant information on it. Like the
TITLE of the book. And the name of the books AUTHOR.
6. As well as the ILLUSTRATOR; theperson who drew the pictures
inthe book.
7. Another important part of a book is the SPINE.
8. A books SPINE works the same wayyour spine does. It holds
the book together.
9. The SPINE of a book also has important information on
it!
10. Like the TITLE of the book!
11. And the name of the AUTHOR!
12. And if its a library book, the SPINE willhave a special
label on it with aCALL NUMBER!
13. A CALL NUMBER is the address of the book. It tells you
exactly where the book lives on the shelf!
14. Just like your address tells someoneexactly where you live
on your street. = 235
15. Lets learn how to read a books CALL NUMBER.
16. Knowing how to read a books CALLNUMBER is important because
FICTIONBOOKS and NON-FICTION BOOKS have different kinds of CALL
NUMBERS!
17. And FICTION BOOKS and NON-FICTIONBOOKS live in different
parts of our library!4 DIFFERENT FICTION SECTIONS Freestanding Book
Cases in theBook Cases All Along the Walls Middle of the Room
18. The first part of a books CALL NUMBER tells you if the book
is aFICTION book, or if it lives in the NON- FICTION section of the
library. 328.5 F E DIA DIA DIA
19. If the CALL NUMBER starts with aLETTER, then the book lives
in one of our FICTION sections. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA EASY FICTION
FICTION BOOK BOOK (F= FICTION (E = EASY) FOR OLDER STUDENTS)
20. If the CALL NUMBER starts witha NUMBER, then the book lives
in the NON-FICTION section. E 328.5 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA NON-
FICTION BOOK
21. Now you know, just from looking atthe FIRST PART of the
CALL NUMBER what general area of the library the book lives in. F E
328.5 328.5 E F DIA DIA DIAEASY FICTION NON-FICTION FICTION SECTION
SECTION SECTION
22. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIANow lets look at the second part
of a CALL NUMBER.
23. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIAThe second part of a CALL
NUMBERusually tells you the FIRST 3 LETTERS of the AUTHORS last
name.
24. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIAIn this example, all three of
these CALL NUMBERS show that theAuthors Last Name starts with the
letters DIA.
25. E E 328.5 F F DIA DIA DIA But two are FICTION
BOOKS(Rememer, we know this because the CALL NUMBER starts with a
letter!)
26. E 328.5 328.5 F DIA DIA DIAAnd one is a NON-FICTION
book.(The CALL NUMBER starts with a number!)
27. Why are the LAST 3 LETTERS ofthe AUTHORS LAST NAME
important? E 328.5 DIA DIA DIA F DIA DIA
28. FICTION BOOKS are filed on the shelvesALPHABETICALLY by the
Authors Last name. FDIA F F F DAP DAS F DEA DE F F M DER F DIA DIM
F DIM
29. NON-FICTION BOOKS work the same way, except that they are
filed NUMBERICALLY FIRST. This book will be in the 300s area of the
328.5 328.5 NON-FICTION SECTION, numerically filed from the
smallest number to the greatest number. DIA 327.8 328 328.2 328.5
328.5 328.5 329
30. All books with the same exact number willbe further
organized ALPHABETICALLY by the AUTHORs LAST NAME. 328.5 DIA 328.5
DIA 328.5 DUP 328.5 329 FRI AME
31. You can find ANY book in the library by using its CALL
NUMBER.
32. If you dont know a books CALLNUMBER, you can find it by
looking the book up on the Librarys computers. Glenoaks Elementary
School Home Catalog Glenoaks Elementary
33. Say you want to read Artemis Fowl but you dont know the
authorsname or what the CALL NUMBER is.
34. Type the books TITLE into thecomputers search box and click
the TITLE button. Artemis Fowl Glenoaks Elementary
35. The computer will show you if ourlibrary has a copy of
Artemis Fowl.
36. Just below the books TITLE, you will find the CALL
NUMBER.
37. The first part of the CALL NUMBER starts with the letter F.
F Remember: FICTION BOOKS have CALL NUMBERS that start with a
letter.
38. Artemis Fowl is a FICTION book for older students. We know
this because the CALLNUMBER has an F in it. The F stands for
Fiction.
39. If you cant remember where Fiction books for older students
are located,there are signs to help you find your way.Signs on top
ofbookcasesSigns on both wallsabove the Fictionbookcases
40. We now know the general areaof the library where we can
find the book Artemis Fowl. But how do we know EXACTLY where it
lives?
41. We go back to the books CALL NUMBER! REMEMBER: the second
part of the CALL NUMBER stands for what?
42. The second part of a CALL NUMBER is usually the first three
letters of the AUTHORS LAST NAME. COL = COLFER (Author Eoin Colfers
last name)
43. Artemis Fowl will be in the C sectionwith authors who also
have last names that start with the letter C.
44. The letter signs and the shelf labelscan help you find the
right section!Letter Signs in Fiction Section Labels on edges of
book shelves
45. Once you find the C section inFICTION, look for the book
with the matching CALL NUMBER. HINT: The CALL NUMBERS will be in
ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
46. Look carefully! There are many books in our library whose
authorslast names start with the letters COL.
47. Those books will all have the same EXACT call number!
48. Since FICTION BOOKS are filed ALPHABETICALLY by the authors
last name, books by Eoin Colfer will come BEFORE booksby Suzanne
Collins, Tim Collins & Carlo Collodi.
49. Here it is! You found Artemis Fowl by using thecomputer and
the books CALL NUMBER!
50. Please make sure that when youput a book back on the shelf,
theSPINE of the book is facing you!
51. So you can see.The CALLNUMBER
52. So you can see. TITLE of the bookThe CALLNUMBER
53. So you can see.And thename of TITLEthe of theAUTHOR. book
The CALL NUMBER
54. Now you know a little bit aboutbooks and their CALL
NUMBERS.See if you can find a book today using a books CALL
NUMBER.