What

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Whats the Dewey Decimal System

• Stephanie Gauthia
• MEDT 6463

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• The Dewey Decimal System is really neat.
• It was created by a guy named Dewy who performed
  quite a feat.
• He organized books in a special way
• which makes it easy to find books for work or
  play.
• Now this is only books filled with information.
• We call those nonfiction without hesitation.

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• Mr. Melville Dewey taught us to organize our
  collection.
• So boys and girls can make an easy selection.
• Dewey numbers are used in libraries worldwide.
• Lets learn the numbers. Come along for the ride.

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000Computers, Information, General Reference

• Books found here are about different things
• like computers, reference stuff, and even games.
• 031.2 WOR
• The World Almanac for Kids 2007
• 032 GUI
• Guinness Book of World Records

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100Philosophy Psychology

• Books about people and their relations
• or thoughts of wise men from many nations.
• 152. 4 FRE
• How are you Peeling? Foods with Moods
• 153.2
• WAD Ideas

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200Religion

• Bible stories or myths from Greece.
• Church, religion and different beliefs.
• 220.9 GEL
• Does God have a big toe? Stories about stories
  from the Bible
• 292 AME
• Usborne Greek Myths

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300Social Sciences

• Government, money and transportation
• Stories from nearly every nation.
• 320 KIS
• What is Government?
• 398 YOU
• Lon Po Po A Red Riding Hood Story from China

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400Language

• Books about words and writing them too.
• You can learn how they say hello in Timbuktu.
• 372.6 TRU
• Click it Computer Fun Writing
• 413 FED
• Table, chair, bear A Book in many Languages

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500Science

• Animals, space or the weather.
• Reading these books will make you clever.
• 523.7 RAU
• Sun
• 591 SEI
• Dangerous Animals

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600Technology

• Learning to cook? This is the place to be.
• Human body, inventions, farming come and see.
• 641.59 DEN
• A Taste of India
• 611 BAL
• The skeleton and muscles

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700Arts Recreation

• Magic books and more games youll find.
• Along with sports, music and art of all kind.
• 743 MUE
• Drawing and learning about cars using shapes and
  lines
• 780.3 BAR
• Music An A to Z Guide

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800 Literature

• Poetry is found hear and books of drama.
• Now you can put on a play for dad and mama.
• 811 MOM
• Mommy Poems
• 896 DAH
• Ronald Dahls James and the giant peach a play

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900History Geography

• Here youll find books about the past.
• Or places you can visit and have a blast.
• 920 MIL
• Great Georgians
• 914 SAS
• This is London

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• Congratulations youre now a Dewey Decimal pro.
• For more practice click on the games below.
• http//www.thrall.org/dewey/
• http//frank.mtsu.edu/vvesper/dewey2.htm
• http//library.thinkquest.org/5002/

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References

• http//www.thrall.org/dewey/
• http//frank.mtsu.edu/vvesper/dewey2.htm
• http//library.thinkquest.org/5002/
• http//www.oclc.org/dewey/