Learn about the St. Francis Library!

Learn the Library! part one Goals of the Library Media Center Identify specific parts of a book and the information included in each part Demonstrate knowledge of the arrangement of the media center

Information You will identify the following five parts of a book: spine, cover, author, illustrator and title. Your task is to identify the four different areas of our media center and explain what is found in each area. 12/5/2018

Parts of a book Each book in the library has many parts. You will learn five parts and words today: spine cover author illustrator title 12/5/2018

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! 12/5/2018

Here is one human spine and four book spines 12/5/2018

What part of the book is the spine? 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 wherever the librarian wants it to be. Click on your choice to answer 12/5/2018

Oops! Read this again and then answer the 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. Click here to Try again! 12/5/2018

Hip! Hip! Hurray! You are correct. Excellent! 12/5/2018

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. pages Front Cover spine 12/5/2018

These are covers of two very popular picture books 12/5/2018

Click on your choice to answer 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 Click on your choice to answer 12/5/2018 © claudette curl, 2003

OOPS! Read this again . . . 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. spine Cover (front) 12/5/2018

Hurray! That’s it!! You answered correctly. Good job! 12/5/2018

Table of contents This is an example of a table of contents in a book. 12/5/2018

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. 12/5/2018

This is an index from a book. It is a lot like a table of contents The index tells you the pages on which you find each topic or subject. 12/5/2018

Glossary A glossary gives the definitions of the words used in the book. 12/5/2018

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. 12/5/2018

The author writes the words of the story Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the stories. 12/5/2018

Click on your choice to answer 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 12/5/2018

That's it! AWESOME! You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job! 12/5/2018

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. Click here to try answering 12/5/2018

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. 12/5/2018

The Illustrator draws the pictures This book is illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi (He won an award for the drawings!) 12/5/2018

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. 12/5/2018

BRAVO! You know what an illustrator does. Way to go! 12/5/2018

Oops! Read this again - 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. Click here to answer 12/5/2018

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. It is right before the beginning of the story. Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words! 12/5/2018

The title (name) of this book is The Spider and the Fly (this is a picture of the front cover) 12/5/2018

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 answer 12/5/2018

Great Work!! 12/5/2018

You have learned five book parts and words about books! The spine The cover The author The illustrator The title 12/5/2018

Congratulations. This is the end of part one Congratulations! This is the end of part one. Give yourself a pat on the back and a “round” of library applause! 12/5/2018

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. Click here to answer this question 12/5/2018

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 12/5/2018

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! 12/5/2018

Why Cookie Monster Needs a Library Orientation! http://youtu.be/wpPLSytiCXc 12/5/2018