PLUG-INs Information Literacy

@ Fujariah Colleges

ABOUT BOOKS

Hello. I am a BOOK

WORM. If you love books & reading, you are a Book

Worm too!

Today we are going to learn about parts of a book & information

about a book.

The side of a book with the

binding is called the SPINE.

First, a book has a FRONT COVER & a BACK COVER. The heavy paper or leather is called the

BINDING.

Usually the TITLE (name) of a book is on the spine and

the front cover.

Sometimes an expensive book

has an extra paper cover

called a JACKET.

Books with a very heavy

cover are called HARDCOVER or HARDBOUND.

Books with a soft paper cover

are called PAPERBACKS.

The Subtitle gives more information

about what the book is about.

For example, Dubai: City of

Dreams. “Dubai” is the Title & “City of Dreams” is

the Subtitle.

Sometimes a book has both a TITLE and a

SUBTITLE.

A person who writes books is

called an AUTHOR.

Sometimes more than one person writes a book. They are called CO-AUTHORS.

If there are many authors, the person who manages them

is called an EDITOR.

Sometimes a book is appears in a new

language.

A person who changes the

language of a book is called a

TRANSLATOR.

The person who does the drawings is called the

ILLUSTRATOR.

The person who takes

photographs is called the

PHOTOGRAPHER.

Many books have

photographs or drawings.

The company that makes and sells a book is

called the PUBLISHER.

Note the CITY where is publisher is located. You might need this

information later.

. . . sometimes there are different

EDITIONS, or versions, of a

book.

Note the YEAR a book was

published. This is important because . . .

How do you know ? Look at

the year.

All books have a special number called an ISBN.

It is 10 or 13 digits long. For example,

981 0 789 789 789.

This means International Standard

Book Number.

There is a TITLE PAGE

and a COPYRIGHT

PAGE.

The first few pages of a book are called the

FRONT MATTER.

On the Copyright Page, you will find the name of the

publisher, the city, the year & the

ISBN.

A book is divided into parts called CHAPTERS.

So, the chapters are listed in the Contents.

Next, you will find the

CONTENTS or the TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Next you sometimes find

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or

DEDICATION.

This is when the author wants to

thank someone for helping him or her

write the book.

Sometimes this is the

wife, husband or mother of the author.

The main part of the book is

called the TEXT.

For example, An APPENDIX, a GLOSSARY, an INDEX & a

BIBLIOGRAPHY or REFERENCE

LIST.

At the end of the book, you find the BACK MATTER.

For example, in an English

Grammar Book, there might be list of irregular

verbs.

An APPENDIX is a list of important

information.

Another example, in a geography

book, there might be a list of

countries and capital cities.

It is like a dictionary. It lists important words that are used in

the book.

What is a GLOSSARY

?

For example, a book about computers

would have a Glossary with special

words about computers.

What is an INDEX ?

An Index will help you find

information on a topic quickly.

An Index is a list of the most important

topics in a book with the page

numbers where you can find the topics.

This is a list of all the books or other sources that the

author used when writing the book.

You will write a Bibliography too when you have a school

project.

Finally, what is a BIBLIOGRAPHY or REFERENCE

LIST ?

Ask your teacher or your friendly librarian if you

have any questions.

I hope this helps you

understand some

information about books.

HAPPY READING

!

Thank you for listening.