Parts Of A Book

Parts of a Book

Let’s take a closer look….

Parts of a Book • Spine (call number) • Cover (Title, Author, Illustrator) • Title Page • Copyright Page • Table of Contents (not all books have) • Preface (author comments, not all books

Parts of a Book •Body (main part of the book) •Glossary (mini dictionary, not all books have) •Index (alphabetical listing of all important

Title Page

The Biography of Mrs. Kinnas

• First page of a book By Lisa Barnett • Title • Author ( or Editor) Illustrated by • Illustrator Mrs. Tompkins • Publisher • Place of Publication Kings Chapel

Press

Perry, Georgia

Copyright Page • Back side of Title Page • Copyright Date – when was the book Published? (think of it like your birthday) – Why is knowing this date important? – There can be more than one copyright date (illustrations)

• Edition – Why is knowing this important?

Copyright Page • Copyright information – Paragraph about all rights being reserved, no copies, reprints, etc. without permission

• ISBN – International Standard Book Number – Used for ordering – Every book has a unique number

Table of Contents • Follows the Title and Copyright pages • Chapter Headings (titles of Chapter 1 What is an Ant page 3 each chapter) Chapter 2 Why ants build nests

page 5

Chapter 3 Where ants live

page 9

Chapter 4 What ants eat

page 11

Purpose of the T of C • Quick and easy overview of book • Gives general idea of what the book is about – General information, not specific – Does it have what you need to know? – Review chapter to see if it has

Bibliography A bibliography is a list of citations made up of all the sources you consulted in preparation for writing a research paper. Even if you do not directly quote an item in your research paper, you should still cite it in your bibliography if you used it to gain

Bibliography

• Each citation in the bibliography is a description of the essential elements of each work consulted. This includes, but is not limited to, the title, author, publisher, and date of publication of each work. • Citations are constructed using strict rules regarding punctuation, text format, and paragraph indentation. Each citation style (Chicago, APA, ASA, and MLA) has different rules. • The bibliography in a typical research paper is presented in alphabetical

Why have a Bibliography?

• Taking other people's ideas and presenting them as your own is a crime. When you are writing a research paper, you must tell your readers which ideas were not your own. A bibliography will help you do this. • Will help you learn about your topic, discover the experts and important writings in your field, • Will direct your readers who want to learn more about your topic to other resources. • Familiarize you with keywords you can use to conduct more extensive searches

Index • List of topics or subjects • Located in back of the book • Alphabetical order • Gives very specific information – details of contents of the book

What’s it good for? • Helps put information in order

• Reduces the time you

The Glossary • Back of book • Alphabetical Order • Mini-Dictionary • New or difficult words – key words

What’s it good for? • If you do not understand a word in the book • Find definitions and spellings quickly

What do you remember? • Title Page • Copyright Page • Table of Contents • Index • Glossary