Do the Dewey

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Do the Dewey!

• With the Dewey Decimal System
• Created by Melvil Dewey!
• By Mrs. Reynolds

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Who is Melvil Dewey?

• Melvil Dewey was a librarian in the 1800s.
• He taught classes to other librarians
• He was very inventive
• He made up the Dewey Decimal System that
  libraries use all over the world!

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What is it?

• The Dewey Decimal System organizes books so that
  they are easy to find in the library.
• There are 10 categories for the nonfiction books.

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What are the 10 Categories?

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000-099

• Curiosities
• Almanacs
• Encyclopedias
• How books are made
• Computers and the Internet

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100-199

• Feelings
• Unexplained Mysteries
• Emotions
• Psychology

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200-299

• Religions
• Buddism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judism
• Mythology

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300-399

• Our World
• Money
• Laws
• Government
• Military Science

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400-499

• Languages
• Dictionary
• Spanish
• German
• French
• Sign Language

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500-599

• Natural Sciences
• Experiments
• Outer Space
• Dinosaurs
• Plants
• Animals

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600-699

• Technology
• How we use science!
• Inventions
• Planes, Trains, Cars, Space Shuttles
• How the body works
• Pets
• Cooking
• Buildings

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700-799

• Recreation
• Art History
• Drawing
• Music
• Sports

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800-899

• Literature
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Jokes
• Plays

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900-999

• History, People, and Places
• Biography of famous people
• Geography of the world
• Wars
• Important History

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Now YOU do the Dewey!

• What is your favorite section of the nonfiction?
• What is your least favorite section of the
  nonfiction?
• Which section do you already know the most about?

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References

• 1. Clip Art from Microsoft Office 2000.
• 2.Melvil Dewey photograph taken from
  http//www.honco.net/japanese/06/caption/caption-2
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