Library Skills

Non-Fiction

What are non-fiction books?

Non-fiction books are books that are true or based on a real event.

Who was Dewey? He was the man who created the Dewey decimal system for the non-fiction books

How are non-fiction books arranged on the shelf? Non-fiction books are arranged by the Dewey decimals numbers

List the following spine labels in the correct order:

001

219

623

796

913

Choose a non-fiction book from the shelves.

Does the book you have chosen include the following?  Locate and photograph

Index                      Contents

page                      Title pages                                                                                                          Copyright                                 

What is a glossary?

A glossary is like the books dictionary. It has words that are in the book with who they are or what the word means.

Today at the library for library skills we found out lots of things about Dewey decimals.