1.  Finding Fiction AISB Library, Mrs. Ducharme How to find the books you want in the library!

2. Types of Fiction  Picture Books  Early Chapter books (I-Can-Read)  Chapter Books  Traditional Literature

3. Picture Books  Call number E + first three letters of author’s last name For example: Traction Man, by Mini Grey… E GRE

4. Practice #1 a) The King’s Stilts, by Dr. Seuss E SEU b) Tuesday, by David Wiesner E WIE

5. I-Can-Read Books  I-Can-Read Books are beginning chapter books. I + first three letters of the author’s last name For example, Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia!, by Peggy ParrishI PAR

6. I-Can-Read Practice #2 c) Spider-Man 3: Meet the Heroes and Villains, by Harry Lime I LIM d) Pearl and Wagner, by Kate McMullen I MCM

7. Chapter Books  Books with longer chapters follow the same call number pattern as E and I books, but they start with F or jF.  We now use a j (for “junior) before call numbers that are the same as the MS/HS library. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney jF ORFKIN

8. Chapter Book Practice #3 e) Judy Moody, by Megan McDonald jF ORFMCD f) Ghost Beach, by R. L. Stein jFORFSTI

9. Traditional Literature Traditional Literature is tricky! It can be found in the any section of the library – even the non- fiction/Dewey section. Traditional Literature includes: Folk tales, fairy tales, fables, myths, legends Once we master finding E, I, and F books, we’ll learn how to find Traditional Literature. STAY TUNED!