Learning Objective(s)
- Students will identify the parts of a book.
- Students will understand the role of an author, illustrator, and publisher.
Standard(s)
READS - Florida’s K-12 Integrated Library Media Reading Guidelines
- Read 1.3 Use community resources for recreational and informational needs
English Language Arts B.E.S.T. Standards
- ELA.K.R.1.3 Explain the roles of author and illustrator of a story.
- ELA.1.F.1.1 Locate the title, table of contents, names of author(s) and illustrator(s), and glossary of books.
Essential Question(s)
- What does an author do?
- What does an illustrator do?
- Who publishes a story?
- What are the parts of a book?
Key Vocabulary
- author: a person who writes books, poems, stories, or articles
- illustrator: an artist who makes pictures to be used as illustrations
- publisher: a person or company whose business is to produce and sell books, newspapers, or magazines
- title page: the page at the beginning of a book that gives the title, the author’s or editor’s name, and usually the name of the publisher and his address
- spine: the supporting back portion of a book cover
Source: World Book Student
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