ELEM: Fairy Tales & Poetry in Dewey

[Irby & Fran Hipp <ihipp@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Learned Colleagues,
I need an explanation, yet again, that 3rd graders can understand, about
why  fairy tales and poetry are not housed in the Fiction section of the
library.  I KNOW it's because they are classified as literature, and
Dewey is a classification system, and all books with a number on the
spine are NOT non-fiction;  but how can I explain it to kids????  Help!

TIA,
Fran Hipp, Librarian    (Yes, I put "librarian" instead of School
Library Media Specialist, because after last week, I would really NOT
like to see another computer for a while!!!!  Who knew that I would
really not need a Library Science degree as much as I would need an
Electronics/Computer Technician degree???)

H.E. Corley Elementary
Irmo (Columbia), SC
ihipp@earthlink.net

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