An ABC Book of An ABC Book of Text FeaturesText Features

A is forAAuthor Notes-A note to readers

about making the book.

B is forBBold Print-words with thick

heavy lines.

Brainy Bees Know Two from Three

C is forCCaptions-Information that is near a

photograph or illustration that it tells.

Honeybees have some basic numerical abilities, a new study found. They can 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.

D is forDDiagrams- is a drawing of

something to show its parts. Labels are often added to the diagram.

E is forEEndpages-additional information

that supports the book.

F is forFFonts-The way the typing looks. You will find

words in bold and color print in books.

G is forGGlossary-A alphabetized list of

special words in a book and their meanings.

H is forHHeadings-The title, subtitle, or topic that

stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.

I is forIIndex-An alphabetized list of key information

including page numbers. This can be found at the end of a book.

J is forJJust say it! A pronunciation guide is

when the writer spells out the words phonetically, often in parentheses. This helps us say the word correctly.

"The Gila (HE-la) Monster is a kind of lizard."

K is forMap KKey-Helps the reader know how to

interpret information on a map.

L is forLLabels-Helps the reader identify

parts of a diagram.

M is forMMap- Helps the reader understand where

things are in the world.

N is forNNon-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.

O is forClOOse Up- Helps the reader

see details in something small.

P is forPPhotographs-Helps the reader

better understand a picture or photograph.

Q is forQQuestion Format-Questions the

author includes in the text for us to think about.

R is forRReference pages-Helps the reader understand information in the book.

S is forSSidebars-Boxes of information to the side

of the main text/column.

T is forTTable of Contents-Helps the

reader identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented.

U is forUUnderline-Helps the reader understand

that a word or words are important.

V is forVVerso Pages-In page layout, the

verso pages are the even-numbered pages on the left side of a two-page spread.

W is forDraWWings-Helps the reader

understand what something could have looked liked.

X is for AppendiXX-Additional

information located at the end of a book.

Y is forCutawaYY-Helps the reader understand

something by looking at it from the inside.

Z is forItaliciZZed Words-Helps the

reader understand that the word italicized is important.