1. Books

2. The cover of a book gives us information about it… The picture The title The author

3. What does the cover tell you about this story? picture title author

4. What do you think this non-fiction book is about? picture title author

5. The cover might also tell you the name of the illustrator. pictures by Jared Lee

6. dust jacket The cover may also have a dust jacket over it. title illustrator

7. spine. This part of the book is called the spine. Can you see the title and the author’s names?

8. The spine is really important as it helps to hold the book together.

9. In a library, the spine gives us information about where to find a book on the shelves.

10. leaves Inside the book are pages. They are sometimes called the leaves of a book.