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Thursday, 29 October 2015

Research Tag

Research Tag

Choose a country and write a question about it.  For example what foods do they eat in Romania?

Topic: France

Big idea:Food

Now go and find a book that you think could answer the question and fill out this information.

Book title: France

Author/s:Kremena Spengler

Publisher:Capstone Press

Date of publication:2005

Keywords found: Foods

Page #’s: 15, 24, 25

Key pictures found:Grapes, truffles and baguettes

Page #’s: 15 and 25

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Library skills

Matching Parts of a Book


L.I. Know the different parts of non-fiction books


Each part of a book has a special name which you need to be a familiar with.
1. For each description below find the matching term in the box.
2. Write in the correct term in the space provided.


Index = Alphabetical list of all the topics in a book with the page number where the information can be found.
End Papers= The first and last pages of a book.


Illustrator = The person who prepared or drew the pictures.


Introduction= Information about the book found at the beginning of a book.


Dedication= Words about a special person found at the front of a book.


Author = The person who wrote the book.


Glossary=  List of special words used in the book with their correct meanings.
Spine = The flat narrow outside strip of the book.


Publisher = The company who made the book.


Cover = The outside of the book.


Spine label = The label which identifies the book on the shelf.


Bibliography = A list of more books on the same subject.

Contents = A list of the titles of the chapters.