Im Sir Lovesabook, and Im

here to see if you are worthy

to become a Knight of the
Royal Reading Table.

You must know the parts of a
book if you wish to earn your
knighthood.

Are you ready?



Do you know what
information is found on
the cover of a book?

Lets see if you do!
What is the name of
a book called?
What do you call a
person who writes a
book?
What do you call a
person who draws or
paints the pictures for
a book?
Author w
Illustrator w
The title of the book
The authors name
The illustrators name
The name of the publishing company that made
the book after it was written and illustrated
Name 4 things that are found on the
title page of a book.
Can you find the title, author, illustrator and
publishing company on this title page?
Title:
You Wouldnt Want to
Be a Medieval Knight!
Author:
Fiona Macdonald
Illustrator:
David Antram
Publishing Company:
Franklin Watts

The table of contents lists the name of each
chapter and gives the page number where the
chapter begins.

What information will you find in
a table of contents?
Look closely at this table of contents.
What is the name of the chapter that starts on page 10?
Which chapter will tell about the gear a knight needs?
The chapter about life in a castle begins on which page?

The glossary gives the definition of words that you
may not know when you read the book.

Why is the glossary such an
important part of a book?
Here is the glossary from a book.
Using this glossary, answer
these questions:
What do you call the rules of good
behavior for knights?
What animals do caltrops stop?
What does it mean to cauterize a
wound?
Who carried the banner?

The index is an alphabetical list of the topics in a book,
and tells on which page information about the topic may
be found.

What is an index?
Look at the Index on the left. On
which pages of the book would I
find information on these topics:
chain mail 16-17
battle-axes 18
26, 30 caltrops
belfry 22
chivalry
battering ram
6, 30
23
Holy Dragon
Wings!

This is not
easy but you
can do it!
arrows 20, 23, 24-25, 30
My Dragon, Red Wing, and I have tested you
on the parts of a book including the following:
The information on the cover of the book
The title page
The table of contents
The glossary
The index
Red Wing will now decide if you know
the parts of a book well enough to
become a knight.

Red Wing, what do you say?