GENRE

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GENRE
FICTION Realistic Historic
Non-fiction

• Definition A type or class of book

Reference
Biography Autobiography
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FICTION

• An Imaginary Story about people or animals.
• Examples include
• Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Birdwell,
• Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park, and The
  Magic Tree House books by Mary Osborne.

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Realistic or Historical fiction

• Realistic fiction what is it?
• Imaginary stories set in a real setting.
• Historical fiction what is it?
• Imaginary stories set in a historical setting.
• Can you think of any historical fiction books?
• Tulsa Burning by Anna Myers.
• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingles
  Wilder

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NON-FICTION

• Fact Books, Folktales, Poetry, Joke Books,
  History Books
• Examples include
• Books About Space
• Folktales like Little Red Riding Hood,
• The Three Little Pigs, or The Three Billy
  Goats Gruff.
• Poetry Books

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BIOGRAPHY

• Books written about the life of a famous person
• Examples include
• A Book about a President such
• as George Washington or George Bush
• A Book about a sports star such
• as Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan
• A Book about a famous business
• person such as Mr. Hershey or Mr. Levi.

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REFERENCE

• Books used in the library to find information
  about certain subjects.
• Dictionaries Used to find the meaning or
  spelling of a word.
• Thesaurus Used to find another word or synonym
  to use for a word. For example mad upset
• Encyclopedia Used to find detailed information
  about a person, place or thing. The information
  is always about something that has already
  happened in the past (historical).
• Almanac Used to find lists of facts. Examples
  include population, zip codes, famous
  entertainers, book award winners, and Olympic
  winners.
• Atlas Used to find maps of continents,
  countries, states and cities. Examples include
  North America, United States, Oklahoma and Tulsa.

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• A story about an imaginary boy and his dog would
  be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about the life of Michael Jordan would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• The folktale Little Red Riding Hood would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about the life of George Bush would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A story about Clifford the Big Red Dog would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about the life of Tiger Woods would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A story about Hank the Cow Dog would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find the meaning of the word
  outstanding would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find the spelling of the word
  alligator would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about the lifecycle of a butterfly would
  be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• An imaginary story about a girl and her horse
  would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find a list of zip codes would be
  considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book referred to in the library to find
  information about the history of the United
  States would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book referred to in the library to find a map
  of the United States would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about dinosaurs would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find a list of famous entertainers
  would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find another word for the word mad
  would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book referred to in the library to find
  information about the history of Oklahoma would
  be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A story about Franklin the Turtle would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find a list of book award winners
  would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A folktale about The Little Red Hen would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A joke book called The Best Teacher Jokes Yet
  would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about the planets would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find a list of sports winners
  would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book referred to in the library to find
  information about the history of the Christmas
  would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A folktale about The Tortoise and the Hare
  would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book about Birds would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A story about a man and his magic bird would be
  considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book used to find another word for the word
  happy would be considered
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A book referred to in the library to find
  information about the Oklahoma City Bombing would
  be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book

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• A poetry book called Kids Pick the Silliest
  Poems would be considered a
• Non-Fiction Book
• Biography
• Reference Book
• Fiction Book