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Parts of a Book Challenge

Fifth grade activity:define parts of a book

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coveroutside part of the book that contains title, author, and perhaps the illustrator
title pagecontains the complete title, author, illustrator, name of publishing company, and place of publication
copyright pagecontains the date of publication
prefacea short introduction written by the author that explains why he wrote the book
flyleafa blank page at the beginning and end of the book
table of contentscontains a list of the chapters and their page numbers
dedicationa message from the author
bodythe text or main part of the book
forwardan introduction to the book usually written by someone other than the author
spinethe edge of the book that holds all the pages together
call numberthe address of the book that tells where the book belongs on Library Media Center shelves
indexan alphabetical list of subjects, names, and titles found in the book
glossaryin the back of the book,a dictionary that contains definitions of important words the book.
appendixextra information at the end of the book
illustration pagelist of credits for the photographs and/or drawing in the books

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