One of the things that trips up library visitors is navigating the Non-fiction section. Fiction books are (generally) easy: they're organized by the author's last name! But non-fiction books? The non-fiction section is the MOST mysterious area in the entire children's library...and it's all because of the numbers. Instead of being organized by title or author, non-fiction books are organized by subject! And those subjects are organized into blocks of numbers. This organizational system is called the Dewey Decimal System, named after the guy who came up with it, Melvil Dewey. Mr. Dwey's system isn't very intuitive or easy to use, and it can scare away readers-- which is why many public libraries are moving away from the Dewey Decimal system. If you're a librarian it's a good way ...
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Ancient Egyptian Book List for Middle Grade Readers (ages 9-12)
Every so often I'll meet a kid who is REALLY into ancient Egypt. Students generally start learning about ancient world cultures somewhere around 6th grade, as part of a social studies unit. Some classes start a little earlier, around 4th or 5th grade. There's a lot about ancient Egypt to interest ...
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