1. An ABC Book of Text Features

2. Author Notes-A note to readers about making the book.
A is for
Author Notes-A note to readers about making the book.

3. Bold Print-words with thick heavy lines.
B is for
Bold Print-words with thick heavy lines.
Brainy Bees Know Two from Three

4. Bio – the writer’s personal information
B is for
Bio – the writer’s personal information
…the night fall, with my love, or
my cat, or alone. I can hear myself
think. I can let the world in.
So when I do get out there, I
may have something to say.
K.C. Cole is a professor of journalism
at the University of Southern
California and a former science
writer at the Los Angeles Times

5. B is for
Bulleted List-a list of items that stands out from the text, but does not have a specific order.

6. B is for
By-line- The byline on a newspaper or magazine article give the name, and often the position of the writer of the article. By-lines are traditionally placed between the Title and text of the article.

7. C is for
Captions-Information that is near a photograph or illustration that it tells.
Honeybees have some basic numerical abilities, a new study found.
They recognize a pattern based only on the number of elements in it. For example,
if the bees learn to recognize three blue dots, then later they can find three
yellow stars, three yellow lemons or three purple blobs.

8. Columns
Columns- one of two or more separate sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space.

9. D is for
Diagrams- is a drawing of something to show its parts. Labels are often added to the diagram.

10. Endpages-additional information that supports the book.
E is for
Endpages-additional information that supports the book.

11. F is for
Fonts-The way the typing looks. You will find words in bold and color print in books.

12. G is for
Glossary-A alphabetized list of special words in a book and their meanings.

13. H is for
Headings-The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.

14. I is for
Index-An alphabetized list of key information including page numbers. This can be found at the end of a book.

15. J is for
Just say it! A pronunciation guide is when the writer spells out the words phonetically, often in parentheses. This helps us say the word correctly.

16. K is for
Map Key-Helps the reader know how to interpret information on a map.

17. Labels-Helps the reader identify parts of a diagram.
L is for
Labels-Helps the reader identify parts of a diagram.

18. Map- Helps the reader understand where things are in the world.
M is for
Map- Helps the reader understand where things are in the world.

19. Non-Fiction Text Features
N is for
Non-Fiction Text Features
Helps readers better understand what they are reading about.
Gives us extra information.
Text features can be found in textbooks, magazine articles, reports, web pages, and other forms of non-fiction text.

20. N is for
Numbered List – list that has a specific order and the items are numbered to make sure you do them in order.

21. ClOse Up- Helps the reader see details in something small.
O is for
ClOse Up- Helps the reader see details in something small.

22. P is for
Photographs-Helps the reader better understand - a picture or photograph.

23. Question Format- Q is for Questions the author includes
in the text for us to think about.

24. Reference pages- R is for Helps the reader understand information
in the book.

25. Sidebars- S is for Boxes of information to the side of the
main text/column.

26. S is for
Subheading - A heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing.

27. T is for
Table of Contents-Helps the reader identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented.

28. T is for
Time Line- a chronological listing of important events for successive years on a line.

29. U is for
Underline-Helps the reader understand that a word or words are important.

30. V is for
Verso Pages-In page layout, the verso pages are the even-numbered pages on the left side of a two-page spread.

31. W is for
DraWings-
Helps the reader understand what something could have looked liked.

32. W is for
White Space-
portions of a page left blank to separate text or draw attention to a certain text feature.

33. X is for
AppendiX-Additional information located at the end of a book.

34. Y is for
CutawaY-Helps the reader understand something by looking at it from the inside.

35. Z is for
ItaliciZed Words-Helps the reader understand that the word italicized is important.