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Library Catalog Scavenger Hunt

 

DIRECTIONS: Use the information found in the library's catalog to answer these questions about books by James M. Deem.

 

1. How many different titles does your library now own by James M. Deem?

2. What is the title of his latest nonfiction book? 

3. Do we have more than one copy of any of Mr. Deem's titles?

a. What is the greatest number of copies available for any one title?

b. What is the title of that book? 

4. Can you figure out the total count of how many copies of Deem's books that we own? 

5. One book by James M. Deem is about extrasensory perception (ESP).  What is the title of that book? 

6. The Very Real Ghost Book of Christina Rose does not have a Dewey Decimal call number.  Why not?

7. What is the subtitle of The Very Real Ghost Book of Christina Rose?

8. In The Very Real Ghost Book of Christina Rose, Christina explains that her parents named her after the famous poet, Christina Rossetti--but she never tells the reader her middle name. In fact, she dislikes it so much that she refers to herself as "Christina G-Word Rose!"   Can you figure out her mysterious middle name?  (HINT: The answer is not in the library catalog, nor in Mr. Deem's book, but you can find it in another reference source.) 

9. Of all the books in the library catalog, which one did James M. Deem write first? 

10. The last question is a personal opinion question, so you can't go wrong here. But you must answer completely to complete the scavenger hunt:   Which book by James M. Deem do you think you'd like best?

Why?

 

Note to Teachers and Librarians:

Please feel free to reproduce the following scavenger hunt. It was first written by Vernoy Paolini and Vicky Turner, enrichment teacher and library media specialist at Lounsberry Hollow School in Vernon, NJ, who agreed to share it with other educators on my website.  It has now been updated to include more parts of my website. You may want to offer a prize for most correct answers to add some extra encouragement or incentive. This is an excellent way to teach students about the library catalog as well as about James M. Deem, in preparation for a school visit.] 

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all contents ŠJames M. Deem, 1988-2008. 

For permission to quote from or reproduce this material, please contact James M. Deem.

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