Grade 4 instructional power point=parts of a book

1. Parts of a Picture Book
By LMS’ Heather Smith and Leigh Sutherland

2. Parts of a Picture Book
 Cover
 Author
 Illustrator
 Text
 Illustrations
 Spine
 Call Number

3. Cover
 The cover of a book is
where we learn:
 The Title of the Book
 The Author
 The Illustrator
The cover helps us decide
if this is a book we want
to read

4. Author
 The author is the
person who wrote the
story
 If we like an author, we
can find other books by
them to read

5. Illustrator
 The illustrator is the
person who draws
pictures
 They draw pictures to
help show what the
story is about

6. Text
 Text is the words that
make up the story
 Sometimes the text may
rhyme, be funny or fun
to hear ready by an
adult

7. Illustrations
 The illustrations are
what the illustrator
draws
 Illustrations help to tell
the story and can be in
color or black and white
 Another word for
illustrations is pictures

8. Spine
 The spine of a book
holds it together
 On the spine you’ll find
the title of the book, the
author, and the call
number

9. Call Number
 The call number tells us
where we can find the
book in the library
 Books are arranged by
their call number in
alphabetical order