Contents |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Unit Plan | 5 |
| 1. Your school library: the inside information | 7 |
| What happens in your library? |
| Who helps us in our library? |
| Finding our way around the library |
| How we use the library |
| 2. Library resources: learning treasures | 12 |
| What is in your library? |
| What books are in your library? |
| Choosing the right book |
| 3. Fiction: the wonderful world of storying | 15 |
| What do you know about fiction books? |
| A book with a backbone: the spine label |
| Finding a fiction book |
| Getting the picture: picture books |
| Judging a book by its cover |
| Fiction allsorts |
| Writing a fiction book review |
| Write a fiction book review on your own |
| Be a fiction writer 1 |
| Be a fiction writer 2 |
| 4. Non-fiction: a goldmine of information | 26 |
| What is non-fiction? |
| Numbers do make sense: Mr Dewey shows us how. |
| Working with the numbers |
| Researching with the Dewey Decimal system |
| The main parts of a non-fiction book |
| Your general guide: the contents page |
| Your detailed guide: the index |
| Writing a non-fiction book review |
| 5. Computer skills: the library at your fingertips | 33 |
| Searching on the library computer: an overview |
| Doing a subject search 1 |
| Doing a subject search 2 |
| Doing a key word search |
| 6. Using the Internet: the world at your fingertips | 37 |
| Introduction to search engines |
| Using search engines 1 |
| Using search engines 2 |
| 7. Research skills: learning how to learn | 40 |
| Researching with the index |
| Researching a topic |
| Research planning sheet |
| 8. Library skills quiz | 43 |
| Answers to library skills quiz |
