Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Text Features
A is for
Author Notes- A note to
readers about making the book.
B is for
Bold Print-words with
thick heavy lines.
Brainy Bees
Know Two from Three
C is for
Captions-Information that is
near a photograph or illustration
that it tells.
Honeybees have some basic numerical abilities, a new study found. They can
recognize a pattern based only on the number of elements in it. For example,
if the bees learn to recognize three blue dots, then later they can find
three
yellow stars, three yellow lemons or three purple blobs.
D is for
Diagrams- is a drawing
of something to show its
parts. Labels are often added
to the diagram.
E is for
Endpages-additional
information that supports the
book.
F is for
Fonts- The way the typing looks.
You will find words in bold and color
print in books.
G is for
Glossary-A alphabetized
list of special words in a book
and their meanings.
H is for
Headings- The title, subtitle, or
topic that stands at the top or
beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or
chapter.
I is for
Index- An alphabetized list of key
information including page numbers.
This can be found at the end of a book.
J is for
Just say it! A pronunciation
guide is when the writer spells out the
words phonetically, often in parentheses.
This helps us say the word correctly.