Parts of a Book

1. � claudette curl, 2003 Parts of a Book

2. � claudette curl, 2003 Parts of a book Each book in the library has many parts. You will learn five parts and words today: spine cover author illustrator title

3. � claudette curl, 2003 The spine of a book The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are along side your book. The spine of a book helps hold your book together and keep it strong just like the spine in your body does!

4. � claudette curl, 2003 Here is one human spine and four book spines

5. � claudette curl, 2003 The spine is on the front of the book There isn�t usually a spine in picture books The spine is the part that shows when the book is on the shelf What part of the book is the spine?

6. � claudette curl, 2003 Oops! Read this again and then answer the question The spine of a book is the part that you see when the book is on the shelf, and other books are along side your book.

7. � claudette curl, 2003 Hip! Hip! Hurray! You arecorrect. Excellent!

8. � claudette curl, 2003 The cover of a book The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.

9. � claudette curl, 2003 Here�s the cover of some picture books that are very popular

10. � claudette curl, 2003 What part is the cover? The cover is inside the book The cover is the outside of the book The cover is in the back of the book The cover is the wrapping on the book at the store

11. � claudette curl, 2003 OOPS!Read this again . . . The cover is the outside of a book. There is usually a front cover, a back cover, and the part in between them called the spine.

12. � claudette curl, 2003 Hurray! That�s it!! You answeredcorrectly. Good job!

13. � claudette curl, 2003 Table of contents This is an example of a table of contents in a book.

14. � claudette curl, 2003 Other pages you know . . . The Table of Contents is at the beginning of a book If there is an index, it is at the back of the book A glossary is at the back of the book too, and tells you what words in the book mean.

15. � claudette curl, 2003 This is an index from a book. It is a lot like a table of contents The index tells you what pages you find each topic or subject on

16. � claudette curl, 2003 Glossary A glossary gives the definitions of the words used in the book

17. � claudette curl, 2003 Who is the author? The author is the person who writes the story. The author writes the words of a story. Sometimes the author draws the pictures too � then you say the person is the author and illustrator. The author always writes the words.

18. � claudette curl, 2003 The author writes the words of the story Marc Brown is the author of this Arthur book. He wrote the words of the stories.

19. � claudette curl, 2003 What does the author do?

20. � claudette curl, 2003 AWESOME! You know the author writes the words of the story. Good job!

21. � claudette curl, 2003 Good try . . . read this . . . The author is the person that writes the story. (The person that draws the pictures is called the Illustrator.) The person that writes the words of the story is the author.

22. � claudette curl, 2003 The Illustrator draws the pictures in a book. The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book. Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story. The person that draws them is the illustrator.

23. � claudette curl, 2003 The Illustrator draws the pictures This book is illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi (He won an award for the drawings!)

24. � claudette curl, 2003 What does the Illustrator do? The illustrator is the person that buys the book. The illustrator mails the book to people who order it. The illustrator writes the story. The illustrator draws the pictures in the story.

25. � claudette curl, 2003 BRAVO!  You know what an illustrator does. Way to go!

26. � claudette curl, 2003 Oops! Read this again - The illustrator is the person that draws the pictures in a story book. Sometimes there are pictures on every page, and they tell a big part of the story. Sometimes there are just a few pictures. The person that draws them is the illustrator.

27. � claudette curl, 2003 The title is the name of the story. The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine. The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story. Authors usually choose the title for their book, since they write the words!

28. � claudette curl, 2003 The title (name) of this book is The Spider and the Fly(this is a picture of the front cover)

29. � claudette curl, 2003 What is a title? The title is the name of the story The title is the name of the person who wrote the story The title doesn�t show up on the cover or the spine of the book The title is the wrapping at the store

30. � claudette curl, 2003 Great Work!! 

31. � claudette curl, 2003 You have learned five book parts and words about books! The spine The cover The author The illustrator The title

32. � claudette curl, 2003 Congratulations!This is the end of this lesson.Give yourself a pat on the back and a �round� of library applause!

33. � claudette curl, 2003 Oops! Read again to learn about the title: The title is the name of the story The title is on a page called The Title Page right before the beginning of the story. The title is usually on the front cover of the book and on the spine.