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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. 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

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

28. 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

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

30. 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

31. 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

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

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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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