Learn the Library

Crestline School

4 SectionsThe library at Crestline is arranged

in 4 sections:• Easy Fiction (Picture Books) • Fiction Chapter Books • Non-fiction (Information Books)• Biography

Looking for Books• To find books in the library you have to know these

sections and where they are located.

• The 4 sections each have their own abbreviations:

Easy books - E Fiction Chapter books - FIC Non-fiction books - 000 – 999 (numbers) Biography books - B• These abbreviations are found on the spine labels of the books.

Spine Labels

Easy Fiction Non-fiction Biography

E FIC 000- 999

B

Examples of books from each section:

E FIC

B597

Easy Picture Books• The Easy section is made up of picture books.

• Easy books use illustrations (pictures) to tell lots of the story.

• Sometimes the illustrations in easy books tell a different part of the story than the words do.

• Sometimes the illustrations are even more important than the words in easy books.

• Easy picture books are “made-up” stories from the author’s imagination.

Choose the best answer:

What is an Easy book?

• An Easy book has no illustrations or pictures in it.

• In an Easy book the illustrations or pictures are not important.

• An Easy book tells part of the story in illustrations or pictures.

• Easy books tell true stories.

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An Easy book tells part of the story in illustrations or pictures!

Fiction Chapter Books

• Fiction Chapter books usually have more words than easy picture books, and fewer pictures.

• In Fiction Chapter books, the words are more important for the story than the pictures are.

• Fiction Chapter books usually have more words on each page than Easy books do, and the story is usually long.

• Fiction Chapter books are “made up” stories.

Choose the best answer:

What is a Fiction Chapter book?

• Fiction chapter books are true stories, not “made up” stories.

• Fiction chapter books usually don’t have more words than Easy picture books.

• Fiction chapter books have mostly words.

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Non-fiction Books

• Non-fiction books tell about things that are real.

• Non-fiction books have real places and things in them.

• Non-fiction books are true.

• Non-fiction books have numbers on the spine.

Choose the best answer:

What is a Non-fiction book?

• A book about fairy tales.

• A book that tells us true information.

• A book that has “made up” stories.

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Biographies

• Biographies are about real people.

• Biographies tell about the life of a person who lived in the past or even a person who lives now.

• Biographies are not about “made up” characters.

Choose the best answer:

What is a Biography?

• A biography is about a “made up” character.

• A biography tells facts about animals.

• A biography is about a real person.

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