Let's go!

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Parts of a Book
Im Sir Lovesabook and Im here to see if you are
worthy to become a Knight of the Royal Reading
Table. You must know the parts of a book if
you wish to earn your knighthood. Are you
ready?
Let's go!
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Do you know what information is found on the
cover of a book? Lets see if you do!
3
What is the name of a book called?
Title w
What do you call a person who writes a book?
What do you call a person who draws or paints the
pictures for a book?
Author w
Illustrator w
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Title Page
Name 4 things that are found on the title
page of a book.

• The title of the book
• The authors name
• The illustrators name
• The name of the publishing company that made the
  book after it was written and illustrated

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• Can you find the title, author, illustrator and
• publishing company on this title page?

Title You
Wouldnt Want to Be a Medieval Knight!
Author Fiona
Macdonald
Illustrator David
Antram
Publishing Company Franklin Watts
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Table of Contents
What information will you find in a table of
contents?
The table of contents lists the name of each
chapter and gives the page number where the
chapter begins.
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• Look closely at this table of contents.

What is the name of the chapter that starts on
page 10?
Which chapter will tell about the gear a knight
needs?
The chapter about life in a castle begins on
which page?
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Glossary
Why is the glossary such an important part of a
book?
The glossary gives the definition of words that
you may not know when you read the book.
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• Here is the glossary from a book.

Using this glossary, answer these questions
What do you call the rules of good behavior for
knights?
What animals do caltrops stop?
What does it mean to cauterize a wound?
Who carried the banner?
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Index
What is an index?
The index is an alphabetical list of the topics
in a book, and tells on which page information
about the topic may be found.
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Look at the Index on the left. On which pages of
the book would I find information on these
topics
chain mail
16-17
Holy Dragon Wings! This is not easy but you can
do it!
battle-axes
18
26, 30
caltrops
belfry
22
chivalry
6, 30
battering ram
23
arrows
20, 23, 24-25, 30
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My Dragon, Red Wing, and I have tested you on the
parts of a book including the following

• The information on the cover of the book

• The title page

• The table of contents

• The glossary

• The index

Red Wing will now decide if you know the parts of
a book well enough to become a knight.
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Red Wing, what do you say?
Knights!