Dewey Decimal Review

							Dewey Decimal Review
The Dewey Decimal System is used
to organize the nonfiction books in the
library. It was invented by Melvil
Dewey back in 1876 when he was
only 21 years old. He was sitting in
church when he came up with the
idea. He jumped up and almost
yelled “Eureka!”

Here are some other tidbits about
Melvil.
Melvil was extremely smart, organized,
and eccentric. As a child he loved
math.


When he was a boy, he took the money
he made doing odd jobs, and instead of
buying candy or toys, he bought a
dictionary.
Melvil developed a terrible cough
after he inhaled a lot of smoke
during a fire. He kept entering the
burning building in order to save
the books.

People either loved or hated Melvil.
Someone once said he was the most
resourceful librarian in the world.
However, someone else called him a
nauseating slobberer, and others called
him a gabbing idiot.
Remember every book in the
nonfiction section has a number
from 000 to 999. Some have a
decimal point with more numbers
following.


Now we’ll look at the ten sections
in the Dewey Decimal System.
General Works 000-099

Do you find books about
squirrels in this
section?
No, scurry over to the 500’s.

In the 000’s, you find
***Books about places that have lots
of information – Internet, world wide
web, libraries, museums
***Books which contain information
about many subjects -
encyclopedias, almanacs, world
record books
Philosophy & Psychology
       100-199



Do you find books about
football in this section?
No, tackle them in the 700’s.



In the 100’s, you find
***Books about people’s behavior
and feelings
***Books about the supernatural
and optical illusions
Religion 200-299

Do you find books about
astronauts in
this section?
No, try orbiting the 600’s.



In the 200’s, you find
***Books about the different religions
in the world, like Christianity and
Judaism
***Mythology books - ancient
stories about gods and goddesses
Social Sciences 300-399

Do you find books about
anger in this section?
No, stomp over to the 100’s.


In the 300’s, you find
***Books about people, places, and
things in our community - laws and
government, money, policemen,
schools and teachers,
transportation, manners, clothing,
holidays
***Folklore
Languages 400-499

Do you find books about
cars
in this
section?
No, maneuver through the
600’s.


In the 400’s, you find
***Books that help you with the
English language – dictionaries,
thesauruses, synonyms, parts of
speech
***Foreign language books
Math & Science 500-599

Do you find joke books
In this section?
No, giggle in the 800’s.


In the 500’s, you find
***Books about topics you
learn in math - multiplication,
division, geometry, fractions
***Books about topics you learn in
science like weather, magnets,
sound, plants, animals, space
Technology 600-699

Do you find books about
Japan
 in this
section?
No, travel to the 900’s.



In the 600’s, you find
***Books about activities or objects
that people make using science –
cooking, building, farming, medicine,
space travel, vehicles, pets
 Arts & Recreation
      700-799



Do you find books about
dogs in this section?
No, try leashing the 600’s.



In the 700’s, you find
***Books about all those
activities you like to do in your spare
time - drawing, arts and crafts, magic
tricks, juggling, baseball, swimming,
 skiing, chess, fishing
Literature 800-899

Do you find books about
policemen in
this section?
No, try investigating the 300’s.




In the 800’s, you find
***Poetry books
***Books with jokes, riddles, tongue
twisters
History & Geography
    900-999


Do you find books about
musical instruments
in this section?
No, beat it over to the 700’s.


In the 900’s, you find
***Books about events that
happened in the past - first
Thanksgiving, Revolutionary War,
Lewis and Clark Expedition
***Books about countries all over the
world
Where do all these nonfiction books belong?
            The End
Neatly on the shelves
in the correct numerical
order!