1. Learn about the St. Francis Library!

2. Learn the Library! part one
Goals of the Library Media Center
Identify specific parts of a book and the information included in each part
Demonstrate knowledge of the arrangement of the media center

3. Information
You will identify the following five parts of a book: spine, cover, author, illustrator and title.
Your task is to identify the four different areas of our media center and explain what is found in each area.
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4. Parts of a book
Each book in the library has many parts. You will learn five parts and words today:
spine
cover
author
illustrator
title
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5. The spine of a book
The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are along side your book.
The spine of a book helps hold your book together and keep it strong just like the spine in your body does!
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6. Here is one human spine and four book spines
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7. What part of the book is the spine?
The spine is on the front of the book.
There isn’t usually a spine in picture books.
The spine is the part that shows when the book is on the shelf.
The spine can be wherever the librarian wants it to be.
Click on your choice to answer
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8. Oops! Read this again and then answer the question
The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are along side your book.
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Try again!
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9. Hip! Hip! Hurray!
You are correct.
Excellent!
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10. The cover of a book
The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.
pages
Front
Cover
spine
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11. These are covers of two very popular picture books
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12. Click on your choice to answer
What part is the cover?
The cover is inside the book
The cover is the outside of the book
The cover is in the back of the book
The cover is the wrapping on the book at the store
Click on your choice to answer
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13. OOPS! Read this again . . .
The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.
spine
Cover
(front)
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14. Hurray! That’s it!!
You answered correctly.
Good job!
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15. Table of contents This is an example of a table of contents in a book.
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16. Other pages you know . . .
The Table of Contents is at the beginning of a book
If there is an index, it is at the back of the book
A glossary is at the back of the book too, and tells you what words in the book mean.
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17. This is an index from a book. It is a lot like a table of contents
The index tells you the pages on which you find each topic or subject.
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18. Glossary
A glossary gives the definitions of the words used in the book.
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19. Who is the author? The author is the person who writes the story.
The author writes the words of a story. Sometimes the author draws the pictures too – then you say the person is the author and illustrator. The author always writes the words.
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20. The author writes the words of the story
Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the stories.
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21. Click on your choice to answer
What does the author do?
The author is the person who reads the story in the library
The author draws signs on billboards around town
The author writes the words of the story
The author draws the pictures, but doesn’t write any words
Click on your choice to answer
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22. That's it!
AWESOME!
You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!
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23. Good try read this . . .
The author is the person that writes the story. (The person that draws the pictures is called the Illustrator.)
The person that writes the words of the story is the author.
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answering
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24. The Illustrator draws the pictures in a book.
The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book.
Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.
The person that draws them is the illustrator.
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25. The Illustrator draws the pictures
This book is illustrated by
Tony DiTerlizzi
(He won an award for the drawings!)
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26. What does the Illustrator do?
The illustrator is the person that buys the book
The illustrator mails the book to people who order it.
The illustrator writes the story.
The illustrator draws the pictures in the story.
Click on a choice to advance.
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27. BRAVO!
You know what an illustrator does.
Way to go!
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28. Oops! Read this again -
The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book.
Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.
Sometimes there are just a few pictures. The person that draws them is the illustrator.
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answer
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29. The title is the name of the story.
The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.
The title is on a page called The Title Page. It is right before the beginning of the story.
Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words!
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30. The title (name) of this book is The Spider and the Fly (this is a picture of the front cover)
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31. What is a title? The title is the name of the story
The title is the name of the person who wrote the story
The title doesn’t show up on the cover or the spine of the book
The title is the wrapping at the store
Click on choice to answer
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32. Great Work!!
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33. You have learned five book parts and words about books!
The spine
The cover
The author
The illustrator
The title
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34. Congratulations. This is the end of part one
Congratulations! This is the end of part one. Give yourself a pat on the back and a “round” of library applause!
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35. Oops! Read again to learn about the title:
The title is the name of the story
The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story.
The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.
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answer this
question
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36. You have learned about:
The arrangement of the library and the books in each section: picture books (fiction), chapter books (fiction), non-fiction, and biographies
Title, Spine, Cover, and Author, and Illustrator
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37. Keep up the good work!
When you come to the library next time, you’ll know where to look for each type of book.
You’ll be able to find the books you want too, by knowing where to look!
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38. Why Cookie Monster Needs a Library Orientation!
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