1. Dissecting the Book
Kelley Walker Perry

2. Diagram of a Book

3. Front cover The book is closed, facing you Title Illustration Author
Illustrator

4. Back Cover The book is closed, facing away from you
There might be another illustration
Sometimes there is other information
And, often, the ISBN

5. Spine Hold the book closed, with the skinny edge facing away from you
Author
Illustrator
Title
Publisher

6. Dust Jacket The removable paper cover that protects the book
Contains author and illustrator information
And maybe a blurb

7. Title Page The first page that includes the Author and Title
Illustration
Publisher
Publishing city

8. Copyright Page Follows the Title Page and includes: Dedications
Publication Information
Copyright Date

9. Textblock Pages in the center of the book
Comprised of signatures (made up of many folios, or folded pages)
May include both text and illustrations

10. Glossary
Bibliography - A list of books, articles, etc. used or referred by the author at the end of a book.
Case, also known as cover – The outer protective material of a book.
Copyright Page – Page where the dedications, publication information, and copyright date are found.
Dedication Page – Sometimes this is a separate page where the author dedicates the book to someone.
Endpapers - The double leaves added to the book by the binder that become the pastedowns and free endpapers inside the front and rear covers.
Flyleaf - Plain (blank) paper at the front and rear of a book after the endpapers.
Folio – A sheet of paper, folded in two.
Foreword - A preface or introductory note, usually by someone other than the author.
Glossary – An alphabetically arranged list of words with their meanings, often printed in the back of a book.
Gutter - Inner margins of two facing pages. This can also refer to the outer indentation that is created by the joining of the boards and spine.
Hinge – Point at spine edge where paste-down and fly leaf meet.
Index - A list of names and subjects in alphabetical order at the end of a book.
Joint – The point at which the boards of a case hinge.
Signature – A group of folios composing the text block of a book.
Spine - The back part of a book which faces outward when the book is properly shelved.
Table of Contents - A list of a book’s contents, arranged by chapter, section, subsection, etc.
Text block - The part of the book that contains the actual words of the book.
Title Page - The page at the beginning of the book, usually containing the title of the book and the names of the author, illustrator, and publisher.
Verso – The back side of a book or the left-hand page of an opening in a book.

11. The End Time to get inside a good book…
“And now…let the wild rumpus start!”
– Max, Where the Wild Things Are

12. References http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_u.aspx
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