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#1 What is a book of words in ABC order and their definitions? Dictionary
#2 What are the words at the top of a dictionary page, telling you what words are on that page? Guide Words
#3 What do you call a book of maps? Atlas
#4 What do you call a book with synonyms and antonyms? Thesaurus
#5 What do you a call a book with many lists of facts, published every year? Almanac
Research
#1 What is a Biography book? A book about a person's life, written by another person
#2 What is an Autobiography book? A book a person writes about his or her own life
#3 What do you call a set of books in ABC order with general information on people, places, and things? Encyclopedia
#4 What do you call it when you copy someone's work and say that it is your own? Plagarism
#5 What is a Citation? When you write down where you got your formation from
Genres
#1 What is a Bibliography? A book written about a famous person
#2 What is a traditional story that was told before it was written down? Folktale
#3 What is a book genre that takes place in the past and are from the author's imagination? Historical Fiction
#4 What is a book similar to a comic book, where the story is told in words and pictures? Graphic Novel
#5 What is a story, usually for children about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies or other magical creatures? Fairy Tales
Library Terms
#1 What is the "address" for a book, which tells where the book can be found in the library? Call Number
#2 What do you call the computer code on a book that we use for checking out? Barcode
#3 True or False: A Database is a searchable collection of information. True
#4 What do you call the number system that organizes the nonfiction section of the library? Dewey Decimal System
#5 What do you call it when you want to check out your book again? Renew
Book Terms
#1 What do you call the section in the back of a nonfiction book that tells you where to find information? Index
#2 What is the copyright year? The year the book was published
#3 True or False: Nonfiction books are also called Informational Text and Expository Text. True
#4 What is the Newberry Award? An award given to the author for the best chapter book of the year
#5 What is the Caldecott Award? An award given to a picture book with the best illustrations
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