Text Features

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Definitions
1. Bibliography- list of books or articles used by the author to write
a book
2. Body- main section/text of the book
3. Preface- beginning of the book, gives you an idea of what the
book is about and why it was written
4. Copyright page- page right after title page, gives you the year in
which the copyright was issued and when the book was published

Definitions
5. Index- alphabetical listing of important things found in the book
and is located at the back
6. Title page- first printed page of the book, gives you the title, the
authors name, and the publishers name
7. Glossary- alphabetical listing of words with their correct
definition, spelling, and pronunciation

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8. Table of contents- beginning of the book, shows the major
divisions of the book, such as units or chapters and shows how
they are organized and page numbers
9. Appendix- back of the book, gives you extra information such as
maps, charts, tables, and diagrams
10. Sidebar- information placed on the side of an article

Definitions
11. Caption- descriptive bit of text that labels a picture, chart, or
table
12. Illustration- picture such as a drawing, painting or photograph
13. Underline- one or more horizontal lines immediately below text
14. Boldface- makes text darker than the surrounding text

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Italics- text is written slanted to the left or right

Numbered list- things are numbered in order
Bulleted list- things are put in order by bullets
Chart/graph- type of information that represents numeric data
and/or functions

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Astronomy for You

By Karen Hall

Copyright 2009
Published by
Skywatch Books
Chicago, Illinois
All Rights Reserved

Table of Contents
Chapters
1. Early Myths___5
2. The Egyptians__15
3. Constellations__45

Index
Autumn stars__52-56
Constellations_45-65
Polaris__________52
Solar Flares___72-84

Index

Acid rain, 56
Addams, Jane, 32-33
Advertising, 213-214
Agriculture, 127, 260
See also Farming
Air traffic controller, 194-197
Albany, Georgia, 238-241
Automobile, 151-157
Bats, 58-62
Bell, Alexander Graham, 216-217
Bloomington, Indiana, 245-247
Boone, Daniel, 108-109

Budget, city 244; state, 243

Car, See Automobile
Cattle raising, 180-181. See also Agriculture
Chehaw Wild Animal Park, 232-237
Childrens Express, 218-222
China, 136, farming in 120, 136-141;
government of, 140; village life in, 137-138
Congress, 253, 256, 264-266
Democracy, 231
Detroit, Michigan, 149-155

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Early Peoples in Central America___________________________4

The Beginnings of Agriculture____________________________27
The Lost Civilization of the Mayas__________________________32
The Toltecs of Mexico_______________________________68
The Rise of the Aztecs_______________________________82
The Coming of the Explorers____________________________114
The Spanish Influence_______________________________134
The Indians Today________________________________142
List of Illustrations and Maps____________________________161
Glossary_____________________________________163
Index______________________________________192