Learn the Library!Learn the Library!Learn the Library!Learn the Library!

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Learn the Library!

• Goals of the Library Media Center StAIR:

Demonstrate knowledge of the

arrangement of the media center

Identify specific parts of a book and the information included in each part

Information Your task is to identify the

four different areas of our media center and explain what is found in each area.

You will identify the following five parts of a book: spine, cover, author, illustrator and title.

Gunnisonville Library

The Library at Gunnisonville Elementary School is arranged in four sections*:

– Easy (Picture Books) Fiction

– Fiction (Chapter Books)

– Non-fiction (Information Books)

– Biography*most have a reference section too; ours is in a different room

Picture book Chapter book

Non-fiction (Information)

Biography

Examples of books from each section

Parts of a bookEach book in the library has many

parts. You will learn five parts and words today:

spine cover author illustrator title

The spine of a book• 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.

• The spine of a book helps hold your book together and keep it strong just like the spine in your body does!

Here is one human spine and four book

spines

• 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

What part of the book is the spine?

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question

• 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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You arecorrect.

Excellent!

You arecorrect.

Excellent!

The cover of a book

• 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.

Front Covers

pine

pages

Here’s the cover of some picture books that are

very popular

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

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• 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.

Cover(front)

spine

Hurray! That’s it!!Hurray! That’s it!!

You answeredcorrectly.

Good job!

You answeredcorrectly.

Good job!

Table of contents

This is an example of a table of contents in a book.

Other pages you know . . .

• The Table of Contents is at the beginning of a book

• If there is an index, it is at the back of the book

• A glossary is at the back of the book too, and tells you what words in the book mean.

This is an index from a book. It is a lot like a

table of contents

• The index tells you what pages you find each topic or subject on

Glossary

A glossary givesthedefinitions ofThe words used in the book

Who is the author? The author is the

person who writes the story.

• 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. The author always writes the words.

The author writes the words of the story

• Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the stories.

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

Click on your choice to answer Click on your choice to answer

AWESOME!

You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

AWESOME!

You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

Good try . . . read this . . .

• The author is the person that writes the story. (The person that draws the pictures is called the Illustrator.)

• The person that writes the words of the story is the author.

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The Illustrator draws the pictures in a book.

The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book.

Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.

The person that draws them is the illustrator.

The Illustrator draws the pictures

This book is illustrated by

Tony DiTerlizzi

(He won an award for the drawings!)

What does the Illustrator do?

• The illustrator is the person that 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.Click on a choice

to advance.Click on a choice

to advance.

BRAVO!You know

what an illustrator does.

Way to go!

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The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book.

Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story.

Sometimes there are just a few pictures. The person that draws them is the illustrator.

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The title is the name of the story.

• The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.

• The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story.

• Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words!

The title (name) of this book is

The Spider and the Fly(this is a picture of the front cover)

What is a 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

Click on choice to answerClick on choice to answer

Great Work!!

You have learned five book parts and words

about books!

• The spine• The cover• The author• The illustrator • The title

Congratulations!Congratulations!

This is the end of part one.This is the end of part one.Give yourself a pat on the back Give yourself a pat on the back

and a “round” of library and a “round” of library applause!applause!

Take a break and tell your classmates Take a break and tell your classmates and teacher what you learned today, and teacher what you learned today,

then you then you will be ready to start section two. will be ready to start section two.

Start part 2

Oops! Read again to learn about the title:

• The title is the name of the story

• The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story.

• The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.

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question

Now it’s time to talk about the parts of your library!

The library in your school is arranged in four sections:

– Easy (Picture Books) Fiction

– Fiction (Chapter Books)

– Non-fiction (Information Books)

– Biography

Picture Book Section

• The first section is called Picture Books. This section is fiction.

Picture 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.

Picture book example

• This is a made-up story with lots of pictures. The pictures are a very important part of the story.

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Be sure to choose the BEST answer! ~ What is a picture book?

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Be sure to choose the BEST answer! ~ What is a picture 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.

• 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.

Click the choice that is the BEST answerClick the choice that is the BEST answer

Please read this and try again . . .

• Picture books use illustrations (pictures) to tell lots of the story.

• 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.

Click for question

You know it!You know it!

• All three of the first answers are correct – that means the forth choice is the BEST one.

• Very, very good!

Chapter Book Section

• Another section is called Chapter Books. This section is fiction.

Chapter Books• Chapter Books usually have more

words than picture books, and fewer pictures.

• In chapter books, the words are more important for the story than the pictures are.

• Chapter books usually have more words on each page than picture books do, and the story is long.

• Chapter books are ‘made-up’ stories (fiction).

What is a chapter book?

Pick the best answer by clicking on it.

• 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

WOW!• Bravo!• Good job• You are

brilliant!

• Way to go!

• Bravo!• Good job• You are

brilliant!

• Way to go!

Non-fiction (Information)

Section• The third

section is Non-Fiction Books (also called Information Books)

Non-Fiction / Information Books

• Non-Fiction (Information) books are stories that tell about things that are real.

• Non-Fiction books have real places and real things in them.

• Non-Fiction can be about people, about places, about things – they can be history, or geography, crafts, sports, weather, science fair projects, even dinosaurs . . .

Read this to practice• Non-Fiction (Information) books are

stories that tell about things that are real.

• Non-Fiction can be about people, about places, about things – they can be history, or geography, crafts, sports, weather, science fair projects, even dinosaurs . . .

Click to answer

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

Click the best answer choiceClick the best answer choice

Awesome answer!

•You rock!

Biography Section

• The fourth section is called Biographies. Biographies area kind of non-fiction.

Biographies

• Biographies are about real people.• Biographies tell about the life of a

person that lived in the past or even one that lives now.

• Biographies are true, and they are about real people, not made-up characters.

Biography example

• This is a biography about a real person. (Michael Jordon)

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.

Click on the best answer aboveClick on the best answer above

You answeredcorrectly.

Now you may go on to the next slide.

Click here to go to the next slide

You have learned about:

The arrangement of the library and the books in each section: picture books (fiction), chapter books (fiction), non-fiction, and biographies

• Title, Spine, Cover, and Author, and Illustrator

Keep up the good work!

• When you come to the library next time, you’ll know where to look for each type of book.

• You’ll be able to find the books you want too, by knowing where to look!

You have reached the end of this StAIR

• Watch for more StAIRs to help you learn the library!

• I look forward to hearing from you and working with you again soon.

Send me a note! I’ll write back to you. Mrs. Curl

© claudette curl, 2003