Explore the library
By: by Jeri S. Cipriano
Edition: Teacher's ed.
Series: Scholastic skills books; Scholastic skills books
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780590502627; 9780590502641; 9780590502665
Subjects: Library science; Juvenile literature; Reference books
Description: A text designed to acquaint young people with the more important aspects of books and libraries. Includes classification systems, the parts of a book and their significance, reference sources, the card catalog, library catalog on computers, and many others.
Notes: For grades 2-6.
Table of contents: title: Worksheets/ Activity sheets included. Parts of a book. Fiction and nonfiction books. Books about people. Dewey Decimal System. Crack the code. Using the catalog or computer. Using the dictionary, an atlas, a gazetteer, an almanac, the reader's guide, an encyclopedia, CD-ROM encyclopedias. Computer icons and research. Organize. Working with notes. Sorting sources. Making a bibliography.