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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Classification Authers Surnames

L.I. - Know how the author’s surname is used to shelve fiction books.
Practise the skill of finding books in the fiction section.

Put these call ‘numbers’ in the correct order

AIK ALL BET        BUL   CAL    CON     MAC
Arrange these titles in the correct order
(Remember you are looking at the author’s surname)

1. Ride a Horse by S. Addle
2. Keep the doctor away by Ann Apple
3. 26 letters by Betty Alpha
4. How to Hug by Griselda Bear
5. Dangerous Curves by S. Bend
6. Knock Knock by Hugh Dare
7. Long Arms by A. Nape
8. Too many teeth by C.R.O.C. O’Dile
9. What’s in a book by A. Page
10. Climb every mountain by Eve Rest
11. Little Red Riding Hood by A. Wolf

Monday, 25 February 2013

Reference Section

L.I. - Know the reference section of the library
Understand why these books are not issued
Know what type of books are included in a reference section

1.  What book would you find the answers to these questions in?
Match a question with a reference book.
- Who was Mohatma Gandhi? Biographical encyclopaedia
- What is a synonym for ‘mariner’? Thesaurus
- Which countries border France? Atlas
- How was gold first discovered? Encyclopaedia
- How do you pronounce the word foliage? Dictionary

2.  Delete True or False to leave the correct answer to these statements.
A biographical dictionary contains entries about places in the world. False
A globe will show you where the oceans are.  True
A road map will show you the distance between cities. True
When you take notes, write just a word or phrase to record information.  True

3.  Delete the incorrect answers
A thesaurus is a dictionary of...
Synonyms
A book of maps is...
an atlas
An index is not found in...
a dictionary
Complete these sentences:
The books found in the reference section...
is not allowed out of the library
You can’t take these books out because...
they are meant to stay in the library for people to use, so that they area always available.

Friday, 22 February 2013

Our Library

This is our shelf for picture book these are for the juniors so they can make the right decision.  Most picture books have a moral.

These are the Sophisticated Picture books these are for the seniors.  There are books with more words and more complex ideas and problems.

These are the easy to read books.  They are for the kids that are starting to read chapter books.

These are the magazines, you read them if you have spare time.
This is the Non-Fiction shelf at our school library this is mainly for finding out information about things.



Tuxpaint with my buddys Matthew and Kruize