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| atlas | a book of maps |
| thesaurus | a book of synonyms |
| dictionary | a book that gives the definition & pronunciation of words |
| almanac | a book published each year that gives facts such as weather, tides, etc. |
| encyclopedia | a set of volumes that has articles about various topics |
| biography | a type of nonfiction that tells about the life of a real person |
| nonfiction | books that tell facts about real people, events, or things |
| fiction | novels or short stories that are made up |
| periodicals | newspapers & magazines |
| reference | books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, etc. that give good information on many subjects |
| table of contents (contents page) | a part of a book that lists the titles of chapters or units in a book with page numbers |
| glossary | a part of a book that gives the meaning of a word |
| index | a part of a book that lists all the topics in a book & page numbers, in alphabetical order |
