1. Learn the Library! Created by Mrs. Rawlings Designed by Claudette Curl
Adapted by Ashli Gore

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

3. Objectives
Identify the four different areas of our media center and explain what is found in each area.
Identify the following five parts of a book: spine, cover, author, illustrator and title.

4. Library Media Center Sections
Easy (Picture Books) Fiction
Fiction (Chapter Books)
Non-fiction (Information Books)
Biographies
Reference

5. Non-fiction (Information)
Easy Fiction
Fiction
Reference
Non-fiction (Information)
Biography

6. Parts of a book Spine Cover Title Author Illustrator
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7. The Spine
Part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are along side your book.
Helps hold your book together and keep it strong just like the spine in your body does!

8. Question: 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 where ever the librarian wants it to be

9. Try Again!
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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11. The Cover Front Cover Outside of a book
Usually a front cover, back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.
Front
Cover
Spine
pages

13. Question: 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

14. Try Again! Front Cover Spine
pages
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.
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16. The Title Name of the book
Usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.
Is listed on the book’s Title Page
Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words!

17. The title of this book is The Spider and the Fly

18. Question: What is the 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
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19. Try Again! The title is the name of the story
The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.
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21. Special Parts of Books
Table of Contents – located in beginning of a book, lists where to find general information
Index – located at end of the book, lists where to find specific information
Glossary – near end of the book too, tells you what words in the book mean.

22. Table of Contents Lists where to find general information
Located in beginning of book

23. Index
Tells you what pages you find each specific topic or subject on

24. Glossary
A glossary gives definitions of words used
in the book

25. Who are authors and illustrators?

26. Author Writes the words of a story
Sometimes the author draws the pictures too - author & illustrator.
Pull books –
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? By Bill Martin JR, Illustrated by Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle

27. What books did Marc Brown author?

28. Question: 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
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29. Try Again! The author is the person who writes the story.
The person who draws the pictures is called the Illustrator.
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31. The Illustrator Draws the pictures in a story or book
Pictures are called illustrations
Illustrations are a big part of the story
Sometimes there are pictures on every page
Some books only have pictures!

32. This book is illustrated by
Tony DiTerlizzi.
This book was named a Caldecott Honor Book for the drawings!

33. Question: What does the Illustrator do?
The illustrator is the person who 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.
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34. Try Again!
The illustrator is the person who draws the pictures in a story book.
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answer

36. Review - Parts of a book
Spine
Cover
Title
Author
Illustrator

37. Give yourself a pat on the back and a “round” of library applause
Give yourself a pat on the back and a “round” of library applause! Take a break and tell your classmates and teacher what you learned today!
Part 2

38. School Library Sections
Easy (Picture Books) Fiction
Fiction (Chapter Books)
Non-fiction (Information Books)
Biographies
Reference

39. Easy Books These are picture books Also called Everybody books
All titles are fiction

40. Easy Books
Picture books use illustrations (pictures) to tell lots of the story.
The illustrations in picture books sometimes tell different parts of the story than the words do.
Illustrations are very, very important in picture books. Sometimes they are even more important than the words!
Picture books are ‘made-up’ stories from the authors’ imagination.

42. Question: What is an Easy Book?
A picture book has illustrations in it.
A picture book tells part of the story with pictures.
Sometimes the illustrations aren’t important in a story.
All of the answers are right.
None of the answers are right.

43. Chapter Books Books are longer and divided into chapters.
Fiction books only

44. Chapter Books
Usually have more words than Easy books, and fewer pictures.
Words are more important for the story than the pictures are.
Usually have more words on each page than picture books do, and the story is long.
Chapter books are ‘made-up’ stories (fiction).

45. Question: What is a chapter book?
Chapter books are real stories, not ‘made-up’ stories.
Chapter books usually don’t have more words than picture books.
Chapter books have mostly words.
Chapter books are never hardback

46. Non-Fiction Books
Also called Information books

47. Non-Fiction Books Information books about things that are real.
Real places and real things in them.
Can be about people, places, things, history, geography, crafts, sports, weather, science fair projects, even dinosaurs !
Includes poetry and literature, too

48. What is the best answer for non-fiction?
Non-fiction is pretend, or made-up (make-believe)
Real information is found in non-fiction
Non-Fiction can be about people, about places, or about things

49. Biography
Biographies are a specific type of non-fiction.

50. Biographies
Tell about the life of a person that lived in the past or even one that lives now.
Written by someone else than the subject
Autobiographies are books someone writes about their own life

51. This is a biography about a real person, Michael Jordon.

52. Question: What is a Biography?
A book about a real person’s life.
Something made-up and imaginary.
It tells definitions or words but doesn’t tell about people.

53. Reference Books
Atlas
Dictionary
Almanac
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus

54. In Part 2, You have learned about:
The arrangement of the library and the books in each section:
Easy books (fiction)
Chapter books (fiction)
Non-fiction books
Biographies
Reference books

55. In Parts 1 & 2, You have learned about:
Parts of a book
Spine
Cover
Title
Author
Illustrator
Special Parts
Title Page
Glossary
Index
Library Sections
Easy books (fiction)
Chapter books (fiction)
Non-fiction books
Biographies
Reference books

56. Additional book images from www.booksamillion.com