Parts of a Book Study Guide
All books
Cover, front and back – Protective covering used to bind pages of a book – can be a hardcover or a soft cover
Spine – The backbone of the book, i.e., what holds the pages together
End papers – Papers glue to the inside of the front and back covers
End Flaps – either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers. Often, the front cover will have information or a synopsis of the storyline and the back cover will have information about the author/illustrator.
Title Page – The page that shows the title of the book, the author , illustrator, publisher and place of publication.
Author – the person who writes the book
Illustrator – the person who draws the pictures
Dust jacket – Paper or plastic cover that protects the book.
Pages – the sheets of paper that make up the book.
Publisher/Imprints – the publisher is the company that produces and markets the book. Imprints are divisions within a publishing company that may be devoted to a certain type of book.
Verso/ Cataloging in publication data – The back side of the title page. The verso shows cataloging in publication data such as Dewey number, LOC number, date(s) of publication, edition, summary, topics, etc. (Before a book is published, the LOC creates the cataloging in publication data, assigns a Library of Congress Control Number and Library of Congress call number.) Not all books have this information.
ISBN is the acronym for International Standard Book Number. This 10 or 13-digit number identifies a specific book, an edition of a book, or a book-like product (such as an audiobook). Since 1970 each published book has a unique ISBN. In 2007, assigned ISBNs changed from 10 digits to 13.
Non Fiction – In addition, nonfiction books often have some additional parts.
Index – a list of all the topics in the book and the pages where they can be found. Sometimes it is only a mention rather than actual information.
Table of Contents – lists the chapter headings and the pages where they can be found. Sometimes sib-headings may be listed.
Glossary – alphabetized list of specialist terms pertaining to that particular book
Bibliography – a list of sources used to find materials in book
All books
Cover, front and back – Protective covering used to bind pages of a book – can be a hardcover or a soft cover
Spine – The backbone of the book, i.e., what holds the pages together
End papers – Papers glue to the inside of the front and back covers
End Flaps – either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers. Often, the front cover will have information or a synopsis of the storyline and the back cover will have information about the author/illustrator.
Title Page – The page that shows the title of the book, the author , illustrator, publisher and place of publication.
Author – the person who writes the book
Illustrator – the person who draws the pictures
Dust jacket – Paper or plastic cover that protects the book.
Pages – the sheets of paper that make up the book.
Publisher/Imprints – the publisher is the company that produces and markets the book. Imprints are divisions within a publishing company that may be devoted to a certain type of book.
Verso/ Cataloging in publication data – The back side of the title page. The verso shows cataloging in publication data such as Dewey number, LOC number, date(s) of publication, edition, summary, topics, etc. (Before a book is published, the LOC creates the cataloging in publication data, assigns a Library of Congress Control Number and Library of Congress call number.) Not all books have this information.
ISBN is the acronym for International Standard Book Number. This 10 or 13-digit number identifies a specific book, an edition of a book, or a book-like product (such as an audiobook). Since 1970 each published book has a unique ISBN. In 2007, assigned ISBNs changed from 10 digits to 13.
Non Fiction – In addition, nonfiction books often have some additional parts.
Index – a list of all the topics in the book and the pages where they can be found. Sometimes it is only a mention rather than actual information.
Table of Contents – lists the chapter headings and the pages where they can be found. Sometimes sib-headings may be listed.
Glossary – alphabetized list of specialist terms pertaining to that particular book
Bibliography – a list of sources used to find materials in book