Meet Rascal the Raccoon I’m going to help you learn to identify and describe many parts of a book. PowerPoint designed by: Sherri Beagley Content by: Amy Brownlee
What is the cover of a book? *Hard outer covering of a book *Protects the pages *Names title and author of book *Often includes a picture that gives clues to what the book is about
What is the spine of the book? Long, skinny part of the book that holds the pages together Part of the book that shows when the book is on the library shelf Shows title and author
Where is the call number? On book spine Book’s “address,” tells where to find the book on library shelves Library uses white labels with letters or numbers to tell where the book belongs Where is the call number? What is the call number? E 567.3 SEU SIL
What is the title page? At front of book Includes the title, author, and publisher If there is an illustrator, that person’s name is also on the title page
Who is the author? Person who writes the book Author’s name can be found on the cover, title page, and spine
Who is the illustrator? Person who draws the pictures or takes the photographs Name appears on title page and sometimes on cover In some nonfiction books with lots of photos, no illustrator is listed because there were so many different people whose pictures appear in the book.
What is the publisher? Company that puts the book together Take the author’s words and the illustrator’s drawings and print it out on pages, add the cover, and distribute the book to be sold Publisher is listed at the bottom of the title page.
What is the copyright date? Year the book was published Like the book’s “birthday” because it tells when the book was made Can be found on the back of the title page. The copyright symbol is the letter c with a circle around it: ©
WHAT IS THE place OF PUBLICATION? City and state where the book was published Found at the bottom of the title page Another place to look is on the BACK of the title page. Look for an address where you could write to the publisher. That includes the city and state. WHAT IS THE place OF PUBLICATION?
What is the table of contents? Lists chapter titles and page numbers Can help you find specific information in a book Found at the beginning of the book, after the title page but before the first chapter of the book.
What is the glossary? Mini-dictionary found at the back of a book Defines important words from the book.
What is the index? Found at the back of the book Lists topics and the page numbers where the information can be found
Next time you check out a nonfiction book, see if you can identify these book parts: cover spine title author illustrator title page table of contents glossary index publisher copyright date place of publication call number