Parts of a Book
The title page tells the name of a book. It gives the name of the author. It also tells the name of the company that published the book.
The table of contents comes after the title page. It lists the titles of the chapters, units, stories, or poems in the book. It also lists the page on which each new part begins. Everything in the book is listed in the order in which it appears.
An index is a list of all the topics in a book. It is in alphabetical order. It lists the page or pages on which each topic appears.
WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity
Sample PDF Activity
Directions
Use the example book parts to answer the questions.
title page
A Number of Stories
by Lisa Newton
Brandywine Arts, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
table of contents
Contents
Adding It Up……………1
Magic Numbers ……..10
Time Tells All ………..17
Triple Trouble ………..42
Millions of Dimes…..58
index
Subtraction
fractions 58–60, 119
whole numbers, 15, 17–20
Word problems
addition, 2–4, 39
division, 40–45, 68
multiplication, 25–33, 62
subtraction, 19–20, 60
- What is the title of the book?
- Who wrote the book?
- What company published this book?
- What is the first chapter in the book?
- What chapter begins on page 17?
- On what pages would you find facts about fractions?
- What could you learn about on page 39?
