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The Dewey Decimal System The Dewey Decimal System was created by a librarian named Melvil Dewey. It is a way to give numbers to library books so that we can find them easily. Mr. Dewey sorted books into 10 main groups.

Ten Groups of Non-Fiction Books General Stuff Ideas and Feelings Religions Getting along in the World, Fairy Tales, Folklore Language and Speech Science and Nature Useful Science Fun Things To Do Stories, Poems, Jokes The Past, Famous People, Travel

General Stuff Encyclopedias Libraries Magazines Newspapers

Ideas and Feelings Ideas, Feelings and Values How the Mind Works The Senses Dreams

Religions Christianity Religions of the World Places of Worship Mythology

Getting Along in the World Fairy Tales, Folklore  Money  Education  Communication  Holidays  Ecology  Family Life  Transportation  Manners  FAIRY TALES  Folklore

Languages and Speech "Hola" "Guten Tag" Learning to Speak Foreign Languages Dictionaries Parts of Speech Grammar History of Speech

Science and Nature Science Math Planets Wild Animals Plants Zoos Dinosaurs Our Bodies Seasons/Weather Bugs

Technology (Useful Science) How Things Work or Are Made Health and Medicines Farming and Farm Animals Cooking and Taking Care of the Home Pets and How to Care for Them

The Arts Entertainment Gardening Designing Buildings Painting Drawing Crafts Music Sports Recreation Singing and Dancing

Literature Poems Plays Jokes Stories from Around the World

History, Biography, Geography History Famous People Ancient Civilizations Travel Places around the World

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