1. BOOKS * BOOKS * BOOKS Jackson Elementary Margaret Quartel

2. Books are grouped in the following collections: Non-Fiction - information books Fiction - make believe stories Easy Fiction - make believe stories Biography - information on real people Holiday - stories & information Reference - information books used only in the library

3. Non-Fiction - information Melvil Dewey Books in Number Order Grouped by Subject Ten Divisions 000 - General Works 100 - Behavioral 200 - Religion 300 - Community 400 - Languages 500 - Math & Science 600 - Technology 700 - Recreation 800 - Poetry & Plays 900 - Geography, History, States, Countries

4. 000’s General Works Encyclopedias Almanacs Computers World record Books with information on many subjects

5. 100 - Behavorial How we feel - sad, happy, angry... Why we act like we do Unexplained happenings

6. 200 - Religion All religions - practices, holidays, stories Mythology

7. 300 - Communities Firemen, Police, Teachers, Doctors, … Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines… Life in city & country Government Folk & Fairy Tales

8. 400 - Languages Various languages - English, French, Spanish... dictionaries & stories Parts of speech - nouns, verbs, pronouns…

9. 500 - Math & Science Pure Science and Math books Experiments, Electricity, Weather, Land forms, Planets, Wild animals, Dinosaurs, Rocks, Plants

10. 600 - Technology Applied Science Human body, Diseases, Airplanes, Automobiles, Motorcycles, Pets, Space travel, Farming, Cooking, Building

11. 700 - Recreation Drawing, Painting, Crafts Music, Dance, Instruments Magic, Chess, Cards Basketball, Soccer, Football, Baseball. Gymnastics, Golf, Tennis, Hockey….

12. 800 - Poetry & Plays Poetry: Humorous, Patriotic, Seasonal, Love, … Plays & Literature Jokes & Riddles

13. 900 - Geography, History, States, Countries Geography: atlas, regions History: Various cultures including the U.S. Individual States Countries

14. Dewey Order 001.9 BLA 001.9 CAR 123.4 GRO 123.4 HAW 213.06 CAT 213.5 ADL 394 GRE 398.2 KEL 398.21 PIK 412.35 CAM 423.13 STE 508 HAW 523.3 WAT 599.6 TUR 604.3 DAV 648.45 HER 704.04 AME 796.8 FRE 808 ROB 811 PRE 817.2 STE 923.5 HOW 956.33 MAR 996.12 BRA

16. A,B,C Order Author’s Last Name FIC ADL FIC AVI FIC BRO FIC BYA FIC CLE FIC CRE FIC DAV FIC DAW FIC ERI FIC FAC FIC FRA FIC GAC FIC GAR FIC HAU FIC HEN FIC KEH FIC KLI FIC LEN FIC SAN FIC STE FIC TRI FIC TWA FIC WAL FIC WRI