1. Different parts of a book
Short story elective module

2. The spine

3. These are the spines of 8 books.
This is a human spine.
These are the spines of 8 books.

4. The Book Cover The front cover

5. The Book Cover The back cover The front cover

6. Table of contents

7. The index
It tells you what pages you find each topic or subject on.

8. Glossary
It gives the
meanings of
the words used
in the book.

9. The blurb A short text that attracts people to read the book.
It tells what
the book is about
and how good
it is.

10. The blurb Usually on the back cover.

11. The blurb Also on the flap inside books with hard cover

12. Information about a book

13. Who is the author? 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.

14. The illustrator draws the pictures in a book.
illustration

15. What is the title of this book?
The title is the name of the story.
What is the title of this book?

16. Where can you find the title of the book?
Book cover
The spine