GENRE Definition: A type or class of book FICTION: Realistic & Historic Reference Non-fiction Biography & Autobiography

FICTION An Imaginary Story about people or animals. Examples include: Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Birdwell, Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park, and The Magic Tree House books by Mary Osborne.

Realistic or Historical fiction Realistic fiction – what is it? Imaginary stories set in a real setting. Historical fiction – what is it? Imaginary stories set in a historical setting. Can you think of any historical fiction books? Tulsa Burning by Anna Myers. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingles Wilder

NON-FICTION Fact Books, Folktales, Poetry, Joke Books, History Books Examples include: Books About Space Folktales like “Little Red Riding Hood,” The Three Little Pigs,” or “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.” Poetry Books

BIOGRAPHY Books written about the life of a famous person Examples include: A Book about a President such as George Washington or George Bush A Book about a sports star such as Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan A Book about a famous business person such as Mr. Hershey or Mr. Levi.

REFERENCE Books used in the library to find information about certain subjects. Dictionaries – Used to find the meaning or spelling of a word. Thesaurus – Used to find another word or synonym to use for a word. For example: mad = upset Encyclopedia – Used to find detailed information about a person, place or thing. The information is always about something that has already happened in the past (historical). Almanac – Used to find lists of facts. Examples include: population, zip codes, famous entertainers, book award winners, and Olympic winners. Atlas – Used to find maps of continents, countries, states and cities. Examples include: North America, United States, Oklahoma and Tulsa.

A story about an imaginary boy and his dog would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

A book about the life of Michael Jordan would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

The folktale “Little Red Riding Hood” would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

A book about the life of George Bush would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

A story about Clifford the Big Red Dog would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

A book about the life of Tiger Woods would be considered a: (A) Non-Fiction Book (B) Biography (C) Reference Book (D) Fiction Book

A story about Hank the Cow Dog would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find the meaning of the word “outstanding” would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find the spelling of the word “alligator” would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book about the lifecycle of a butterfly would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

An imaginary story about a girl and her horse would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find a list of zip codes would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book referred to in the library to find information about the history of the United States would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book referred to in the library to find a map of the United States would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book about dinosaurs would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find a list of famous entertainers would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find another word for the word mad would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book referred to in the library to find information about the history of Oklahoma would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A story about Franklin the Turtle would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find a list of book award winners would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A folktale about “The Little Red Hen” would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A joke book called “The Best Teacher Jokes Yet” would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book about the planets would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find a list of sports winners would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book referred to in the library to find information about the history of the Christmas would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A folktale about “The Tortoise and the Hare” would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book about “Birds” would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A story about a man and his magic bird would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book used to find another word for the word happy would be considered: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A book referred to in the library to find information about the Oklahoma City Bombing would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book

A poetry book called “Kids Pick the Silliest Poems” would be considered a: (A)Non-Fiction Book (B)Biography (C)Reference Book (D)Fiction Book