The Numbers of Nonfiction Books Nonfiction books are

The Numbers of Nonfiction Books

Non-fiction books are true books. They have information and facts in them. Some non-fiction topics are: Sports Weather Famous People Outer space History

Dewey Decimal System

The Dewey Decimal System is a tool used to sort non-fiction books in the library.

The system was created by a man named Melvil Dewey. He was a librarian who lived a long time ago.

Before he created this system, books were very hard to find since there wasn’t any order to the shelves. It was like finding a needle in a hay stack (or a book!)

The Dewey Decimal System has 10 categories of books. Each category has books on the same subject or topic. This way you can easily find the books you are looking for.

The Dewey Decimal System 000 -099 General Works 100 -199 Philosophy 200 -299 Religion 300 -399 Social Sciences 400 -499 Languages 500 -599 Science 600 -699 Technology 700 -799 Arts and Leisure 800 -899 Literature 900 -999 History and Geography

000 -099 General Works Books in this category include the following topics: computers & the internet, world records, things that are unexplained (UFO’s, Bigfoot)

100 -199 Philosophy Books in this category are about how people think and feel: emotions, feelings, astrology, supernatural (ghosts)

200 -299 Religion Books in this category tell about different world religions. Also includes bible stories and mythology (Gods and Goddesses).

300 -399 Social Sciences Books in this category tell about how people live and work together. Government, money, laws, military, holidays and customs

398 Folk Tales This is a special number. Fairy tales, folk tales and legends are also in this category. Why? Most of these stories were written to teach us a lesson or were based on true events.

400 -499 Languages Books in this category help you learn to speak a different language (including sign language). Or to teach you about grammar (like nouns and verbs).

500 -599 Science Books in this category are about nature and the natural world. Dinosaurs, plants, wild animals, space, weather, food chains and many more!

600 -699 Technology Books in this category are about man-made things. Things that man has invented or created. Health, cooking, pets, inventions, airplanes and machines

700 -799 Arts & Recreation Books in this category are about things we do for fun. Hobbies, art, sports, music, drawing and many more!

800 -899 Literature Books in this category include joke books, poetry and plays

900 -999 History & Geography Books in this category are about past events (history) and places in the world (geography)

92 or 921 Biographies & Autobiographies Biography: a book about a person’s life Autobiography: a book about a person’s life, written by the person the book is about