5. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• All books have spine labels that are written
code.
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI
• At first it might be confusing but you’ll learn to
read the clues like a real detective!
6. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• We’re going to focus on the first two clues.
What do you think F ROW means?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI
7. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
F = Fiction
F ROW=The 1st 3 letters of the
ROW authors last name
8. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• Lets try the second clue know what do you
know about E OCO?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI
9. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
E E=Easy
OCO OCO=The 1st 3 letters of the
authors last name
10. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• Lets try the third clue know what do you know
about 398.2 FLA?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI
11. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
398.2 398.2=Non-fiction
FLA FLA=The 1st 3 letters of the
authors last name