The Dewey Decimal System

Books are grouped or organized in a special way so that we can easily find the books we need in a library.

Libraries

Fiction or Non-fiction?

Fiction books are books that are make-believe or not factual.

Non-fiction books are books that

are based on facts.

Books in the library are organized into two groups:

Non-fiction Books

Non-fiction books are organized by

subjects and grouped by call numbers.

Call numbers come from something

called the Dewey Decimal System.

The Dewey Decimal Groups000s General Works

100s Philosophy and Psychology

200s Religion

300s Social Sciences

400s Language

500s Science

600s Technology

700s Arts and Recreation

800s Literature

900s History and Geography

000s-General WorksBooks that fit in this group have many different subjects in them.

031.02 RIP 032.3 GUI001.9 Bar

100s-Philosophy and Psychology

Books in this group tell about how we think and feel.

152.4 JOH 155.5 OWE

200s-ReligionBooks in this group tell about different religions.

200 BUL 291.1 SHE

300s-Social SciencesBooks in this group tell about society & human relationships. This includes economics & politics.

332.024 HAR 333.72 COL

356 SHE 362.29 HYD

You can also find books about many different social issues in the 300s.

323.119 ADA

Fairy tales, tall tales and folk tales are also placed in the 300s.

398.2 OSB398.2 BRE

400s-LanguageBooks in this group are about different languages or grammar.

419 FLO 428.1 CLE 463 LIP

500s-Science & MathBooks in this group are about things from all types of sciences.

597.96 BRO523.8 JEF 551.2 SEN

600s-Technology

This group has books that are about man-made things (including pets & health).

629.224 Poo 636.7 Eva

700s-Arts and Recreation

Books in this group are about things we do for fun.

743 AME 796.332 BOO

800s-LiteratureBooks in this group are stories, plays, poetry, or jokes.

811 PRE 812 GIF

Fiction books used to be put in the 800s because they are stories, but soon there were so many fiction books that they had

to be separated into their own section.

900s-History and Geography

Books in this group tell about events of the past and places in the world.

940.1 HOP 998.9 DON

921-Biography

Books in this group tell about real people and their lives.

921 DISNEY 921 YOUSAFZAI

Resources(2004). Scholastic children’s encyclopedia. New York: Scholastic Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from

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Aggasi, M., Ph. D. (2000). Hands are not for hitting. Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781575420776&itm=3

Broekel, R. (1982). Snakes. Chicago, IL: Children’s Press. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0516016490&appid=4

Burdett, J. (1998). Shakespeare can be fun!: Romeo and Juliet for kids. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=1552092445&appid=4

Capucilli, A. S. (1999). Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit! New York: HarperCollins. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780694012213&itm=5

Durell, A. (1989). The Diane Goode book of American folk tales and songs. New York : E.P. Dutton. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0525444580&appid=4

Dyer, W.W. (2005). Incredible you!: 10 ways to let your greatness shine through. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781401907822&itm=1

Eckart, E. (2002). I can play soccer. New York: Children’s Press. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0516239694&appid=4

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Evans, M. (1992). Puppy: a practical guide to caring for your puppy. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=1564581276&appid=4

Fanelli, S. (2002). Mythological monsters of Ancient Greece. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0763619078&appid=4

Galdone. P. (1975). The gingerbread boy. New York: Clarion. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0899191630&appid=4

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Kent, D. (2003). Sign Language. New York: F. Watts. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=053112018X&appid=4

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McGovern, A. (1992). If you lived in Colonial times. New York: Scholastic. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=059045160X&appid=4

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Nason, R. (2005). The Jewish faith. North Mankato, MN : Cherrytree Books. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=1842343416&appid=4

Peterson, D. (1998). Australia. New York: Children’s Press. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0516207652&appid=4

Radford, D. (1994). Building machines and what they do. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1564023648/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/103-4689967-5045450

Rotner, S. (2003). Lots of feelings. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780761323778&itm=1

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Sprin, M.S. (2004 ). I am the turkey. New York: Harper Collins. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from

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Yorke, M. (1998). Beastly tales: yeti, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness monster. New York: DK Publishers. Retrieved November 7, 2007, from http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1000407&isbn=0789429624&appid=4

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