1. Designed by Claudette Curl ccurl@lsd.k12.mi.us
Learn the Library!
Designed by Claudette Curl

2. 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

3. Information
Your task is to identify the five 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.

4. Roosevelt Library
The Library at Roosevelt Elementary School is arranged in five sections:
Easy (Picture Books) Fiction
Fiction (Chapter Books)
Non-fiction (Information Books)
Biography
Reference (atlas, almanac, dictionary, etc.)

5. Examples of books from four sections
Picture book
Chapter book
Non-fiction (Information)
Biography

6. 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

7. 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!

8. Here is one human spine and four book spines
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9. What part of the book is the spine?
A. 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
D. The spine can be where ever the librarian wants it to be

10. 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.
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Try again!

11. Hip! Hip! Hurray!
You are correct.
Excellent!

12. 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

13. Here’s the cover of some picture books that are very popular

14. What part is the cover? A. The cover is inside the book
B. The cover is the outside of the book
C. The cover is in the back of the book
D. The cover is the wrapping on the book at the store

15. 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)

16. Hurray! That’s it!!
You answered correctly.
Good job!

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

18. 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.

19. 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

20. Glossary A glossary gives the definitions of The words used
in the book

21. 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.

22. The author writes the words of the story
Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the stories.

23. 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

24. That's it!
AWESOME!
You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

25. 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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answering

26. 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.

27. The Illustrator draws the pictures
This book is illustrated by
Tony DiTerlizzi
(He won an award for the drawings!)

28. 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.

29. BRAVO!
You know what an illustrator does.
Way to go!

30. 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.
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answer

31. 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!

32. The title (name) of this book is The Spider and the Fly (this is a picture of the front cover)

33. 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

34. Great Work!!

35. You have learned five book parts and words about books!
The spine
The cover
The author
The illustrator
The title

36. 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! Take a break and tell your classmates and teacher what you learned today, then you will be ready to start section two.
Start part 2

37. 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

38. Now it’s time to talk about the parts of your library!
The library in your school is arranged in five sections:
Easy (Picture Books) Fiction
Fiction (Chapter Books)
Non-fiction (Information Books)
Biography
Reference

39. Picture Book Section
The first section is called Picture Books. This section is fiction.

40. 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.

41. Picture book example
This is a made-up story with lots of pictures. The pictures are a very important part of the story.

42. 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.
Click the choice that is the BEST answer

43. 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

44. You know it!
All three of the first answers are correct – that means the forth choice is the BEST one.
Very, very good!

45. Chapter Book Section
Another section is called Chapter Books. This section is fiction.

46. 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).

47. 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

48. WOW!
Bravo!
Good job
You are brilliant!
Way to go!

49. Non-fiction (Information) Section
The third section is Non-Fiction Books (also called Information Books)

50. 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 . . .

51. 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

52. 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 choice

53. Awesome answer!
You rock!

54. Biography Section
The fourth section is called Biographies. Biographies are a kind of non-fiction.

55. 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.

56. Biography example
This is a biography about a real person. (Michael Jordon)

57. 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 above

58. Hurray! Now you may go on to the next slide. You answered correctly.
Click here to go to the next slide

59. 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

60. 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!

61. 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