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Learn the Library. Crestline School. 4 Sections. The library at Crestline is arranged in 4 sections : Easy Fiction (Picture Books) Fiction Chapter Books Non-fiction (Information Books) Biography. Looking for Books.
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Learn the Library Crestline School
4 Sections The library at Crestline is arranged in 4 sections: • Easy Fiction (Picture Books) • Fiction Chapter Books • Non-fiction (Information Books) • Biography
Looking for Books • To find books in the library you have to know these sections and where they are located. • The 4 sections each have their own abbreviations: Easy books - E Fiction Chapter books - FIC Non-fiction books - 000 – 999 (numbers) Biography books - B • These abbreviations are found on the spine labels of the books.
Spine Labels Easy Fiction Non-fiction Biography E FIC 000- 999 B
Examples of books from each section: E FIC 597 B
Easy Picture Books • The Easy section is made up of picture books. • Easy books use illustrations (pictures) to tell lots of the story. • Sometimes the illustrations in easy books tell a different part of the story than the words do. • Sometimes the illustrations are even more important than the words in easy books. • Easy picture books are “made-up” stories from the author’s imagination.
Choose the best answer: What is an Easy book? • An Easy book has no illustrations or pictures in it. • In an Easy book the illustrations or pictures are not important. • An Easy book tells part of the story in illustrations or pictures. • Easy books tell true stories.
You know it!! An Easy book tells part of the story in illustrations or pictures!
Fiction Chapter Books • Fiction Chapter books usually have more words than easy picture books, and fewer pictures. • In Fiction Chapter books, the words are more important for the story than the pictures are. • Fiction Chapter books usually have more words on each page than Easy books do, and the story is usually long. • Fiction Chapter books are “made up” stories.
Choose the best answer: What is a Fiction Chapter book? • Fiction chapter books are true stories, not “made up” stories. • Fiction chapter books usually don’t have more words than Easy picture books. • Fiction chapter books have mostly words.
Wow!!! • Bravo! • Good job! • You are brilliant!!
Non-fiction Books • Non-fiction books tell about things that are real. • Non-fiction books have real places and things in them. • Non-fiction books are true. • Non-fiction books have numbers on the spine.
Choose the best answer: What is a Non-fiction book? • A book about fairy tales. • A book that tells us true information. • A book that has “made up” stories.
Biographies • Biographies are about real people. • Biographies tell about the life of a person who lived in the past or even a person who lives now. • Biographies are not about “made up” characters.
Choose the best answer: What is a Biography? • A biography is about a “made up” character. • A biography tells facts about animals. • A biography is about a real person.