Parts of the Book

It is the narrow stiff part which the pages and covers are attached to.

• spine

• front cover

• back cover

It protects the pages of the book.

• spine

• body

• front and back cover

It is the first page of the book where the title, its author/s and illustrator/s, and publisher are written.

• copyright page

• title page

• preface

It is a section at the front of a book that lists its publication, legal copyright, and printing details.

• copyright page

• title page

• preface

It is written by the author and tells readers how and why the book came into being.

• body

• title page

• preface

It is found at the beginning of a book and reveals all the sections in the book in order, by page number.

• table of contents

• index

• glossary

It is an alphabetical list of terms and definitions found within the body of the book.

• table of contents

• index

• glossary

is an alphabetical list of words, terms, phrases, people, events, or topics mentioned in the book.

• table of contents

• index

• glossary

It is the core content of the book. This is a collection of chapters, sometimes divided up into sections, in which the body of work is organized.

• preface

• body

• title page

Identify the part of the book shown in the picture.