An ABC Book of

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.

"The Gila (HE-la) Monster

is a kind of lizard."
 K is for
Map Key- Helps the reader
know how to interpret information on a
map.
 L is for
Labels-Helps the reader
identify parts of a diagram.
 M is for
Map- Helps the reader understand
where things are in the world.
 N is for
Non-Fiction Text
Features
Helps readers better understand what
they are reading about.
Gives us extra information.
Text features can be found in textbooks,
magazine articles, reports, web pages,
and other forms of non-fiction text.
 O is for
ClOse Up- Helps the
reader see details in
something small.
 P is for
Photographs-Helps the
reader better understand a
picture or photograph.
 Q is for
Question Format-
Questions the author includes in the
text for us to think about.
 R is for
Reference pages- Helps
the reader understand information in
the book.
 S is for
Sidebars- Boxes of information
to the side of the main text/column.
 T is for
Table of Contents-
Helps the reader identify key topics in
the book in the order they are
presented.
 U is for
Underline- Helps the reader
understand that a word or words are
important.
 V is for
Verso Pages-In page
layout, the verso pages are
the even-numbered pages on
the left side of a two-page
spread.
 W is for
DraWings- Helps the
reader understand what something
could have looked liked.
 X is for
AppendiX-Additional
information located at the
end of a book.
 Y is for
CutawaY-Helps the reader
understand something by looking at it
from the inside.
 Z is for
ItaliciZed Words-
Helps the reader understand that the
word italicized is important.